Aerial View of the Mississippi Gulf Coastline, Waveland, Mississippi

Authors

Files

Contributor

Murphy, Audrey

Description

This color picture postcard features an aerial view of the Mississippi coastline with blue water on the left, the beach in the center, and trees and buildings on the right. The word "Waveland" appears in the lower left and the word "Mississippi" appears in the lower right. The back of the postcard identifies the item as a postcard and provides publisher information as well as indication for postage stamp and address placement. The description in the upper left reads "Waveland, Mississippi The western tip of the 26 miles of white sand beach. This is the nearest part of the Mississippi Gulf Coast to New Orleans, La. Many of the Crescent City people live in this area."

Publication Date

1910

Publisher

Ocean Springs Distributors, Inc.

Time Period

1890-1999

Subjects

Postcards; Picture postcards; Coastlines; Gulf Coast (MS); Waveland, MS

Geographic Location

Waveland, MS

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MSS_837_Postcard_Waveland-Mississippi-Aerial-View_001

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Manuscripts Division, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Gulf Coast Sub-Collection

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

Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University