Great Southern Hotel, Gulfport, Mississippi

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Description

This postcard features a color illustration of the Great Southern Hotel in Gulfport, Mississippi. The hotel is a large, four story structure with balconies along the second floor, dormer windows long the roof, and is depicted as having green siding with a red roof. The title is printed on the edge beneath the image and an inscription is written beneath the title. The back of the card is addressed to Mr. Mack Robinson in Alabama. The card is postmarked Gulfport, Mississippi, May 4, 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]

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[front inscription] Am at the parlor drugstore waiting for Clara. here she is now. Lula [back inscription, center] Dear Mack!--Recd your card yesterday and was very glad to hear from you. Why idn't you let us know when you went through G. P. and we wouod have been to the train to see you. With love Lula [along the top] you had better come to Gulfport soon. [along the bottom] I call this a letter [sic]

Publication Date

1908

Publisher

The Rotograp[h Co., N. Y. City

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; Hotels

Keywords

MS Gulf Coast; Coastal hotels; Gulfport, MS

Geographic Location

Gulport, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1908-05-04_Postcard-Great-Southern-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

Great Southern Hotel, Gulfport, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University