Residences on West Beach, Long Beach, Mississippi

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Description

This postcard features a black and white image of two houses in Long Beach Mississippi with Palms and other trees in front. The homes both feature long front porches with white columns and decorative railing. The house on the left has a gable dormer and the house on the right has a hipped dormer. A white picket fence runs between the two houses. The title of the card is printed in red along the top of the image. The back of the postcard is addressed to Prof. J. L. Rynerson and Vanarsdell, Kentucky. The card is postmarked Long Beach, Miss., August 10, 1910 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]

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I received your nice letter and notes Thank you. I will answer as soon as I can. I haven't been home much since I heard from you. I be in Gulfport tomorrow. Maud [sic]

Publication Date

1910

Publisher

Castanera’s Drug Store, Long Beach, Miss.

Time Period

1910-1919

Subjects

Postcards; Neighborhoods

Keywords

residential neighborhoods; Long Beach, MS

Geographic Location

Long Beach, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1910-08-10_Postcard-West-Beach_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

Residences on West Beach, Long Beach, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University