The Beautiful Mississippi Gulf Coast with the Harrison County Bridge in Distance

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Description

This color postcard features a view of the Gulf waters with flowers and a large Spanish moss hung tree in the foreground and a bridge in the distance. The title in the upper left reads "The Beautiful Mississippi Gulf Coast. Harrison County Bridge in Distance--45". The back of the postcard identifies the item as a postcard and provides publisher information. A green one cent postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner and the card is postmarked Biloxi, Mississippi, November 15, 1941. The description in the upper left reads "Scenic beauty abounds along the Mississippi Gulf Coast between Biloxi and Gulfport. This is one of the many free toll bridges in Harrison County. The moss covered trees on either side create a beautiful background view of Mississippi." The card is inscribed and is addressed to Miss M. Pohlman in Little Falls, New Jersey.

Transcription

Hi! Sis:- We're out camping and messing around. Thought Al was going to write. Tomorrow we go back to Shelby after a week out here. Will write later. Budd.

Publication Date

11-15-1941

Publisher

Barber and Thatcher

Time Period

1940-1949

Subjects

Postcards; Gulf Coast (Miss);

Geographic Location

Gulf Coast, MS

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MSS-837_Postcard_Harrison-County-Bridge-in-Distance_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