Mississippi Coast Region

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Description

This postcard features a black and white image of the Pickwick Hotel in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. The two story hotel features a front porch and a second story balcony that wrap around the sides of the building. The hotel sits behind several large trees with some benches and other outdoor seating on the either side of the sidewalk that leads to the entrance. The title of the card is printed along the bottom of the image. The back of the card is addressed to Mr. Fred S. Welzill in Castonia, North Carolina. The card is postmarked Montgomery, Alabama, July 19, 1907 and Castonia, North Carolina, July 20, 1907 and a red, two cent George Washington postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner of the card.

Publication Date

1907

Publisher

The Rotograph Co., N. Y. City--(Germany)

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; Hotels

Keywords

coastal hotels; MS Gulf Coast

Geographic Location

Bay St. Louis, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1907-07-19_Postcard-Pickwick-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.

Pickwick Hotel, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi

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