Edgewater Gulf Hotel's New 18-hole Mashie Course, Biloxi, Mississippi

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Description

This postcard features a black and white image of two women playing golf at the Edgewater Gulf Hotel's new 18-hole mashie course in Biloxi, Mississippi. The woman on the left is standing in position to swing her golf club and the women on the right is partially seated on a stool. other people can be seen on the course in the distance. Pine trees "frame" the image. The title of the card is printed on the lower right corner of the image. The back of the card is addressed to Bess Brooks in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The card is postmarked Biloxi, Miss., February 19, 1929 and a green, one cent Benjamin Franklin postage stamp is placed in the upper right. An inscription is written on the left half of the card below the advertisement text for the Edgewater Gulf Hotel. [see transcription]

Transcription

Big Golf Course great. This mashie course is new. E. G. [sic]

Publication Date

1929

Publisher

Process Photo Studios, Chicago

Time Period

1920-1929

Subjects

Postcards; Golf courses

Keywords

golf; hotels; coastal hotels; Biloxi, MS

Geographic Location

Biloxi, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1929-02-19_Postcard-Edgewater_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

Edgewater Gulf Hotel's New 18-hole Mashie Course, Biloxi, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University