Barataria Canning Co., Biloxi, Mississippi

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Description

This postcard features a black and white image of the shoreline where the Baratavia Canning Company is located in Biloxi, Mississippi. Buildings and other structures are to the right of the shoreline and two canoes or small boats are cocked on the rocky beach. the title of the image is printed in red beneath the bottom edge of the image and an inscription is written beneath the title. The inscription reads, "Merry Christmas and Happy New Year--Ada Siran" "Where the Shrimp come from" is written to the side of the title. The back of the card is addressed to Mrs. E. S. McKinlay in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. the card is postmarked twice: Biloxi, Miss., December 23, 1907 and Steamboat Springs, Colo., December 28, 1907. A green, one cent Benjamin Franklin postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner.

Publication Date

1907

Publisher

Suter and Suter, Biloxi, Miss. Germany

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; Canned foods industry; Factories

Keywords

canning companies; Biloxi, MS

Geographic Location

Biloxi, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1907-12-23_Postcard-Bartatavia-Canning-Co_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

Baratavia Canning Co., Biloxi, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University