Tulane Hotel, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi

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Description

This postcard features a black and white image of the Tulane Hotel in Bay St. Louis as seen from the street outside of the fence. The hotel is a white two story structure with porches and balconies that run the length of the building. Trees and bushes are in the yard of the hotel and one large tree at the sidewalk partially obscures the view of the hotel building. The entrance sign, "Tulane Hotel" hangs above the gated walkway. The title of the card is printed in the upper left of the image and the date, Aug 23, 1908 is handwritten beneath it. The word's "My room" are written beside a second story window on the right side of the image. The back of the card is addressed to Miss Lyda Fellow in Amboy, Indiana. The card is postmarked Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, August 24, 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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Your last letter forwarded to me here. Will answer in a few days. Am busy again and other tings. Am well and the weather is not so warm just now. How it has cooled off at home. JLM

Publication Date

1908

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; Hotels

Keywords

hotels; coastal hotels

Geographic Location

Bay St. Louis, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1908-08-23_Postcard-Tulane-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

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