Public School, Gulfport, Mississippi

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Description

This postcard features a color illustration of the Central School, a public school in Gulfport, Mississippi. The school building is a three story structure with two entrance towers, a square cupola, and gable dormer. The entrances and windows in the towers are arched. Threes dot the landscape in front of the building and students are depicted on the entrance steps and in the yard. The title of the card is printed in the upper left edge of the card and the publisher 's name is printed on the right edge. The back of the postcard is addressed to Miss Helda Rob in York, Pennsylvania. The card is postmarked Gulfport, Miss., October 20, 1910 and a green, one cent Benjamin Franklin postage stamp is in the upper right. An inscription is written on the left half of the card. [see transcription field]

Transcription

I am now right on the Gulf of Mexico. I leave here tomorrow for higgins Miss Jim [sic]

Publication Date

1910

Publisher

S. S. Kropp Co. Pub., Milwaukee

Time Period

1910-1919

Subjects

Postcards; School buildings

Keywords

schools; Gulfport, MS

Geographic Location

Gulfport, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1910-10-20_Postcard-Central-School_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

Public School, Gulfport, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University