Oyster Schooners Unloading at Canning Factory, Biloxi, Mississippi

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Description

This postcard features a color illustration of people gathered on the doc where several carts of oysters are waiting to be unloaded into the oyster shed at the canning factory in Biloxi, Mississippi. The figurehead of the oyster schooner is visible to the right of the dock. The Oyster sheds and the canning factory buildings are visible on shore. The title of the card is printed along the bottom edge of the card.

Publisher

Detroit Publishing

Subjects

Postcards; Oyster industry; Factories

Keywords

Oyster schooners; oyster industry; Mississippi Gulf Coast

Geographic Location

Biloxi, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_Postcard-Oyster-Schooners_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

Oyster Schooners Unloading at Canning Factory, Biloxi, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University