Water View, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi

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Description

This postcard features a color illustration of the water view along the Mississippi Gulf Coast in Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi. A street with trees planted in the middle runs along the edge of the water and a long pier is seen in the water. A white building with trees surrounding it is depicted to the left of the street. The title of the card is printed in the upper left of the image. The back of the card is addressed to Mr. Henry Bowman in Gratis, Ohio. The card is postmarked twice: Bay St. Louis, Miss., December 1907 and Gratis, Ohio, December 26, 1907. A green, one cent Benjamin Franklin postage stamp is in the upper right corner of the card. An inscription is written on the left half of the card. [see transcription field]

Transcription

Bay St. Louis, Miss. Dear Aunt and Uncle--I read the postals and many thanks. I appreciated them so much. I wish you could be down here. I am sure you would enjoy the climate. Yours with love and wishing you a happy Xmas--Snatia

Publication Date

1907

Publisher

L. A. de Monthuzin and Sons

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; Gulf Coast (Miss.)

Keywords

beaches; Mississippi Gulf Coast; Bay St. Louis, MS

Geographic Location

Bay St. Louis, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1907-12-26_Postcard-Water-View_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

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