Mississippi Coast Region

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Description

This postcard features a color illustration of Howard Avenue and the businesses located there. Multiple colorful signs are visible on the buildings on either side of the street. Cars are parked on the left side of the street and also depicted as driving. People or depicted on the sidewalks. The title of the card is printed along the bottom of the image. The back of the card includes the following description of Biloxi: "Biloxi combines he alluring atmosphere of the Old South with the spirit of the new in a charming four-season resort. Nestling among moss-draped oaks that grow along an irregular peninsular shore-line, the city looks out upon the blue waters of the Mississippi Sound. In its interesting history seven flags at different times have flown over the destinies of Biloxi."

Publisher

Barber and Thatcher, Gulfport, Miss.

Subjects

Postcards; Streets; Commercial buildings

Keywords

Biloxi, MS; City streets

Geographic Location

Biloxi, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_Postcard-Howard-Avenue_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.

Howard Avenue, (Main Business District), Biloxi, Mississippi

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