Biloxi Airport, 1939

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Description

This postcard features a sepia toned image of the Biloxi airport as seen from the sky. The image shows a large field with runways, two small buildings, and what appears to be white tents in three separate lines. An arrow has been drawn to point to one of the white tents. Trees line the edges of the airfield. The title of the card is printed along the bottom of the image. The back of the postcard is addressed to Mrs. C. H. Johnson in Blountsville, Alabama. the card is postmarked Birmingham, Ala., July 15, 1939 and a green, one cent Benjamin Franklin postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner.

Publication Date

1939

Time Period

1930-1939

Subjects

Postcards; Airports

Keywords

airports; Biloxi, MS

Geographic Location

Biloxi, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1939-07-15_Postcard-Biloxi-Airport_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

Biloxi Airport, 1939, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University