Street Scene in Pass Christian, Mississippi

Authors

Files

Description

This color postcard features a busy street of storefronts with horse drawn carriages. People are seen walking the sidewalks. The title along the bottom of the card identifies the image as "Street Scene, Pass Christian, Miss." The back of the postcard identifies the item as a postcard and provides publisher information as well indication for correspondence and address placement. A green one cent postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner and the card is postmarked twice. The first postmark (on the right) is for Pass Christian, Mississippi, March 2, 1912. The second postmarked is for March 3, 1912 in Illinois. The card is inscribed and is addressed to Mrs. Arthur Banett in Winnetka, Illinois.

Transcription

[?] July Hotel--Miss Friday Ran into [?] Wheeler and her husband in New Orleans. Also Charlie Graves is here and his daughter--so we feel that the world is very small. Hope the babies are well. Mabel [sic]

Publication Date

3-3-1912

Publisher

Northrop Drug Store

Time Period

1910-1919

Subjects

Postcards; Streets; Buildings; Pass Christian, MS

Geographic Location

Pass Christian, MS

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MSS_837_Postcard_Street-Scene-Pass-Christian-Miss_001

Source

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