Mississippi Coast Region
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Description
This color postcard features the Grotto at St. Augustine's Seminary in Bay St. Louis, Miss. The grotto features a stone structure with an inset statue of the Virgine Mary, a brook or stream coming from the structure, spanish moss hung trees and other green landscaping. The back of the postcard identifies the item as a postcard and provides publisher information as well as indication for postage stamp placement. The description in the top left corner reads "An institution for the Education and Training of Colored Young Men for the Holy Priesthood and the Religious Brotherhood. 1920-1945"
Publication Date
1920
Publisher
C. T. Art-Colortone
Time Period
1920-1949
Subjects
Postcards; Catholic theological seminaries; Grottos (Garden structures); Bay St. Louis, MS
Geographic Location
Bay St. Louis, MS
Object Type
image
Format (original)
postcard
Format (digital)
Digital ID
MSS_837_Postcard_Grotto-Saint-Augustine's-Seminary_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.
Recommended Citation
Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University