Tulane Hotel, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi

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Description

This postcard features a black and white photograph of the Tulane Hotel in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. The hotel is a two story, white clapboard structure with a long porch along the front as well as a balcony along the second story. Chimneys are visible in multiple places along the roof. A picket fence runs in front of the hotel and the branches of a large tree partially obscures the right end of the hotel. The title, Tulane Hotel, Bay St. Louis, Miss" is printed beneath the image. The back of the postcard is addressed to Mr. Sam R. Knight in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The card is postmarked March 12, 1906 and a green, one cent Benjaman Franklin postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner.

Publication Date

1906

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; Hotels

Keywords

hotels; coastal hotels

Geographic Location

Bay St. Louis, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1906-03-12_Postcard-Tulane-Hotel_001

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Manuscripts Unit, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Postcard/Photographs, Box 3, Box 3: Mississippi Coastal Region

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

Tulane Hotel, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University