St. Thomas Church, Long Beach, Mississippi

Authors

Files

Contributor

Younghans, E. J.

Description

This black and white postcard features a waterfront view of a church on the other side of the road from the beach. A large steeple is the only clearly visible part of the church that is obscured by a line of trees. utility poles line the road in front of the church. The title along the bottom of the card reads "St. Thomas' Church, Long Beach, 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 Biloxi, Mississippi, August 18, 1913. The card is inscribed and is addressed to Miss Edyth Ott in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Transcription

Dear Edith how is your sunburn I hope it is better love and kisses from margaret [sic]

Publication Date

8-18-1913

Time Period

1910-1919

Subjects

Postcards; Churches; Beaches; Long Beach, MS

Geographic Location

Long Beach, MS

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MSS_837_Postcard_St-Thomas-Church-Long-Beach-Miss_001

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Manuscripts Division, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Postcard/Photographs, Box 1: Long Beach 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