Mississippi Coast Region

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Description

This color double length postcard of the Mississippi Gulf Coast shows points of interest, principal highways, and a bird’s-eye view of the best vacationland in America. The front of the card appears as a map with various points of interest illustrations and the title "Mississippi Gulf Coast Year-A-Round Vacationland" in the lower right corner. The back of the card features the caption "The Mississippi Gulf Coast...showing points of interest, principal highways, and a birdeye view of the best vacationland in America." as well as publisher and printer information. Three lines for writing are on the right half of the card and indication for postage stamp placement is in the upper right corner.

Publication Date

1940

Publisher

Deep South Specialties, Jackson, Miss.

Time Period

1940-1969

Subjects

Tourism; Mississippi--Gulf Coast

Geographic Location

Gulf Coast, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard: color

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_Postcard-MS-Gulf-Coast_001

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Division, Manuscripts Unit, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Photographs in Blue Folder

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.

Mississippi Gulf Coast, Year-A-Round Vacationland Postcard

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