Tarpon Caught at Biloxi, Mississippi

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Description

This color postcard features three men in light colored pants and button down shirts posing beside a large fish that is hanging from a tree. The man on the left is holding a rod and reel in his right hand. The title along the top identifies the scene as "Tarpon Caught at Biloxi, Miss.--20" The back of the postcard identifies the item as a postcard and provides publisher information as well as indication for postage stamp placement. The description on the upper left reads "A tarpon, measuring seven feet and three inches, landed after a battle of about three hours, in the front beach Gulf waters at Biloxi, Miss."

Publication Date

1910

Publisher

E. C. Kropp Co.

Time Period

1910-1919

Subjects

Postcards; Fishing; Fish; Biloxi, MS

Geographic Location

Biloxi, MS

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MSS_837_Postcard_Tarpon-Caught-at-Biloxi-Miss_001

Source

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