Regatta Day, Gulfport, Mississippi

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Description

This postcard features a color illustration of boats and small yachts in the Gulfport harbor preparing for Regatta Day. A boardwalk lines the shoreline at the harbor and the boats are gathered near a pier that leads out onto the water from a building. The title of the card is printed along the bottom of the card beneath the image. The back of the postcard is addressed to Miss Annie Moore in Birmingham, Alabama. The card is postmarked Gulfport, Mississippi, August 10, 1909 and a green, one cent Benjamin Franklin postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner. An inscription is written on the left half of the card. [see transcription field]

Transcription

Have you gotten home safely? I thought maybe you wold go off in an auto in Elberton. Haven't seen Dr. Capps since I have been here. Are you still wearing socks? Jno. S. [sic]

Publication Date

1909

Publisher

E. J. Younghans

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; Regattas; Boats; Yachts

Keywords

raggatas; boat racing; Gulfport, MS

Geographic Location

Gulfport, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1909-08-10_Postcard-Regatta-Day_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

Regatta Day, Gulfport, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University