Mississippi Coast Region

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Description

This color postcard features an early 20th century convertible car crossing a wooden bridge toward land with trees and small structures. People are depicted inside the open topped car. the title across the top left of the card reads "Crossing Bayou Portage, Pass Christian, Miss." The back of the postcard identifies the item as a postcard and provides publisher information as well as indication for address and correspondence placement. A green one cent stamp is placed in the upper right corner and the card is postmarked Pass Christian Nov. 2, 1915. The card is inscribed and "4.00" is written in pencil at the top center of the card.

Publication Date

1910

Publisher

CT Photochrom

Time Period

1890-1999

Subjects

Postcards; Pass Christian, MS ; Bridges

Geographic Location

Pass Christian, MS

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MSS_837_Postcard_Crossing-Bayou-Portage_001

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Manuscripts Division, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Gulf Coast Sub-Collection

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.

Crossing Bayou Portage, Pass Christian, Mississippi

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