Mississippi Coast Region
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Description
This black and white postcard features a two story white clapboard building with several other buildings and trees behind it. A marquee sign on the roof reads "Paradise Point" and signs on the side of the building read "40 Modern Cottages Paradise Point Office. A sign for "Office" hangs from a pole on the front and signs on the front gable reads "AAA" and "Ice". The title along the bottom of the card reads "Paradise Point Office and Lobby, U. S. 90 Gulfport, Miss."
Transcription
Dear Aunt [and] Uncle Here is the cottage here at Paradise. We went through Dallas Texas. We are enjoying our trip as much. We have friends here. And all went out on the Gulf fishing yesterday. I will hate to go back to Hattiesburg again. Veronica and Luther
Publication Date
7-14-1941
Publisher
L. L. Cook Co.
Time Period
1940-1949
Subjects
Postcards; Vacation rentals; Gulfport, MS
Geographic Location
Gulfport, MS
Object Type
image
Format (original)
postcard
Format (digital)
Digital ID
MSS-837_Postcard_Paradise-Point-Office_001
Source
Mississippi State University Libraries, Manuscripts Division, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Postcard/Photographs, Box 2: Gulfport Subcollection
Repository
Manuscripts
Digital Publisher
Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version)
Rights
Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or
Contact Information
For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.MSState.edu.
Recommended Citation
Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University