Mississippi Coast Region

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Contributor

Younghans, E. J.

Description

This black and white postcard features six baseball players in their team uniforms standing out on the baseball field during a game. The bleachers are filled with spectators. The title in the upper left is in red and reads "Baseball Park, Gulfport, Miss." The back of the postcard identifies the item as a postcard and provides indication for address placement. A green one cent postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner and the card is postmarked Gulfport, Mississippi, August 8, 1907. The card is addressed to Miss Agnes Grove in Mobile, Alabama.

Transcription

8/5/07 This is our home grounds--Not as good as Mobile, Ala. Will.

Publication Date

2777

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; Baseball parks; Gulfport, MS

Geographic Location

Gulfport, MS

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MSS-837_Postcard_Base-Ball-Park-Gulfport-Miss_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.

Baseball Park, Gulfport, Mississippi

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