Mississippi Coast Region
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Description
This black and white postcard features a street with a large white house behind a white fence. The house bares six white columns across the front entrance and is surrounded by trees. A utility pole is on the opposite side of the fence from the house. The title in the upper right identifies the street as "Washington Ave. Ocean Springs, Miss." The back of the postcard identifies the item as a postcard and provides correspondence and address placement. A green one cent postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner and the item is postmarked Ocean Springs, Mississippi, August 18, 1914. The card is inscribed and is addressed Miss. Edyth Ott in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Transcription
Ocean Springs, Miss. 8/18/14 Dear Edyth:-This is a comely healthy pace the scenery is just grand. I am having a fine time over here, wish you were with me. Love From Nora
Publication Date
8-18-1914
Time Period
1910-1919
Subjects
Postcards; Streets; Houses; Ocean Springs, MS
Geographic Location
Ocean Springs, MS
Object Type
image
Format (original)
postcard
Format (digital)
Digital ID
MSS_837_Postcard_Washington-Ave-Ocean-Springs-Miss_001
Source
Mississippi State University Libraries, Manuscripts Division, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Postcard/Photographs, Box 1: Ocean Springs 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.
Recommended Citation
Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University