Greetings from Gulfport, Mississippi

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Description

This postcard features a color illustration of a butterfly with images from around Gulfport, Mississippi within the wings. A woman is depicted in the center of the butterfly and the title of the card is printed above the woman. The images within the wings are, clockwise from left, Great Southern Hotel, Northrop's Department Store, English F F Maltby at Gulfport, and Office Building G. and S. I. R. R. Co. The wings behind the images are in hues of orange, yellow, blue, and red. The back of the card is addressed to Mr. Mack Robinson in New Orleans, Louisiana. the card is postmarked Gulfport, Miss., 1908 and a green, one cent Benjamin Franklin postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner of the card. An inscription is written on the left half of the card. [see transcription field]

Transcription

Dear Mack: Rec'd your card. This am but am sorry we won't ge to come over this week but I will let you know what day we will be over. With love [upside down across the top left] Hello Mack Cody will be here Thursday can't you come over? Clara

Publication Date

1908

Publisher

Geo. E. Northrop, Gulfport, Miss.

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; Gulf Coast (Miss.)

Keywords

Gulfport, MS

Geographic Location

Gulport, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1908-01-22_Postcard-Gulfport-Greetings_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

Greetings from Gulfport, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University