A Beautiful Moonlight Scene on the Gulf, The Most Peaceful Body of Water on Earth, Scene on the Gulf of Mexico, Gulfport, Mississippi

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Description

This postcard features a color illustration of sailboats on the open water under a cloudy moonlit sky. The card title along the top reads "A beautiful Moonlight Scene on the Gulf, the Most Peaceful Body of Water on Earth". The bottom of the card reads "Scene on the Gulf of Mexico, Gulfport, Miss. The back of the postcard is addressed to Mrs. F. W. Bock in New Orleans, Louisiana. The card is postmarked Long Beach, Miss., August 22, 1917 and a green, one cent George Washington postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner. A description of the scene is in the upper left corner and an inscription is written on the left half of the card. [see transcription field]

Transcription

Long Beach, Aug 22 Dear Cous--Rec'd your cards glad to hear you are all well as this leaves us at present. Thought you were coming over to spend the day. Why not? Hope the children are well kiss them all for us. Best Regards to Fred. Love from all Cous-Annie [sic]

Publication Date

1917

Time Period

1910-1919

Subjects

Postcard; Gulf Coast (Miss.)

Keywords

sailboats; Mississippi Gulf Coast

Geographic Location

Gulfport, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1917-08-22_Postcard-Moonlight-Gulf_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

A Beautiful Moonlight Scene on the Gulf, The Most Peaceful Body of Water on Earth, Scene on the Gulf of Mexico, Gulfport, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University