The Basin at Gulfport, Mississippi

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Description

This postcard features a black and white image of the small craft basin or harbor at Gulfport, Mississippi. Small boats and yachts are seen docked along the shoreline with an expanse of water in the foreground. A postmark for Florence, Mississippi, July 1909 is stamped int the right center of the image. The title of the card is printed along the bottom center of the image. The publisher is printed in the lower left corner. The back of the postcard is addressed to Miss Katherine Suttle in Florence, Mississippi. The card is postmarked Gulfport, Mississippi, July 9, 1909 and a green, one cent Benjamin Franklin postage stamp is in the upper right corner. An inscription is written sideways on the left half of the card. [see transcription field]

Transcription

Hello Miss Katherine Am enjoying my visit so much--like the coast just fine. Am going home the last of next week. Saw Ora and her man Sunday like his look fine. Ora's brother has been out see me twice. Winnie [sic]

Publication Date

1909

Publisher

E. J. Younghans

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; Harbors; Structural basins

Keywords

harbors; yacht basins

Geographic Location

Gulfport, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1909-07-09_Postcard-Gulfport-Basin_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

The Basin at Gulfport, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University