Summer Houses on the Beach Front, Waveland, Miss.

Authors

Files

Contributor

C. T. American Art Colored

Description

This partially color postcard (the sky is blue but the rest of the image is black and white) features six houses on the beach with a pier and sea wall in front. The title in the upper right reads "Summer Homes on Beach Front, Waveland, Miss." The back of the postcard identifies the item as a postcard and provides publisher information as well as indication for address and correspondence placement. A green postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner. The card is inscribed and is addressed to Mr. and Mrs. J. Spellman in Gretna, LA. "7.50" is written in pencil in the upper right. The postmark is illegible.

Transcription

1131 Dear Grandma and Grandpa, feeling fine, wish you could be here. go [sic] bathing every day. Nora and James

Publication Date

1930

Time Period

1930-1939

Subjects

Postcards; Beaches; Piers; Waveland, MS

Geographic Location

Waveland, MS

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MSS_837_Postcard_Summer-Homes-on-Beach-Front_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