Baldwin Camp, Miss. January 6, 1897

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This black and white image of Baldwin Camp, dated January 6, 1897, includes a structure on the dock with trees on either side and the Semper Idem (Latin for Always the Same) Schooner or Yacht docked in front. The back of the image identifies the camp and date. Albert Baldwin, a prominent New Orleans merchant and banker, built this lodge, which was located in Harrison County on the Pearl River near its mouth. The Baldwin Lodge, also called the Club House, was built in 1892 at the east end of the Louisville and Nashville bridge going over the Pearl River. The luxurious lodge had a swimming pool and a large dock. Baldwin died in April 1912. Baldwin was called “Commodore” Baldwin and this image depicts his famous “trim steam yacht” the Semper Idem in 1897. The legendary lodge was destroyed decades later by a hurricane.

Transcription

Jan. 6, 1897, Baldwin Camp; Baldwin Camp Miss. Jan. 6, 1897

Publication Date

1-6-1897

Time Period

1890-1899

Subjects

Fishing lodges; Mississippi--Gulf Coast

Geographic Location

Harrison County, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

photograph: b&W: 35in by 10in

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1897-01-06_Photograph-Baldwin-Camp_001

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Division, Manuscripts Unit, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Oversized photographs

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 reproduce is required.

Contact Information

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

Recommended Citation

Baldwin Camp, Miss. January 6, 1897, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Archives and Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University