Mississippi Coast Region

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Description

This black and white postcard features a group of buildings on the edge of the water and peninsulas with boats and pole structures in front. The title along the bottom of the card reads "A14050 Oyster Factories, Pass Christian, Miss." An inscription is written in the white space beneath the image and title. The back of the postcard identifies the item as a postcard and provides publisher information as well as indication for address placement. A green one cent postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner and the card is postmarked twice. The first postmark is Jackson and Gulfport R. P. O., August 30, 1906 and the second postmark is Cincinnati, Ohio September 1, 1906. The card is addressed to Miss Birtha Dalman in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Transcription

8/30/16 Dear Sis Get fresh oysters here the year round. Some of the prettiest little towns. [?] made for some time. [?]

Publication Date

8-30-1906

Publisher

Rotograph Co.

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; Oysters; Pass Christian, MS

Geographic Location

Pass Christian, MS

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MSS_837_Postcard_Osyter-Factories-Pass-Christian-Miss_001

Source

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

Repository

Manuscripts

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version)

Rights

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Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.MSState.edu.

Oyster Factories, Pass Christian, Mississippi

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