Mississippi Coast Region

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Description

This black and white postcard features a three story Spanish Mission style building with arched windows, a curved roof-line, and a cross on top. The entrance is second story covered porch with staircases leading up to it on either side. Trees and bushes are in front of the building. The title along the bottom of the card reads "St. Joseph's Academy-Bay St. Louis, Miss." The back of the postcard identifies the item as a postcard and provides indication for correspondence and address placement. A green one cent postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner and the card is postmarked Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, July 12, 1948. The card is inscribed and is addressed to Mrs. A Guarino in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Transcription

Hi Florence Taking a short rest at Bay St Louis Having a quiet time and a good rest Love Selma [sic]

Publication Date

7-12-1948

Publisher

Cline

Time Period

1940-1949

Subjects

Postcards; Catholic academies; Bay St. Louis, MS

Geographic Location

Bay St. Louis, MS

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MSS-837_Postcard_St-Josephs-Academy-Bay-St-Louis-Miss_001

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Manuscripts Division, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Postcard/Photographs, Box 2: Bay St. Louis 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.

St. Joseph's Academy, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi

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