Thirteenth Street Near the Beach, Gulfport, Mississippi

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Description

This postcard features a black and white image of Thirteenth Street neat the beach in Gulfport, Mississippi. Buildings, utility poles and sidewalks are seen on either side of the street and a streetcar is pictured on the tracks of the street. The title of the card is printed along the top of the image. The back of the card is addressed to Miss Maude Ellis in Enterprise, Mississippi. The card is postmarked Gulfport, Miss., October 9, 1907 and a green, one cent Benjamin Franklin postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner. An inscription is written on the left half of the card. [see transcription field]

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Dear Maude your [?] and card was received and was highly appreciated. Say Maude. T. H. is in Meridian now if you see him soon tell him I am still lookng for him and am answering his letter tonight. Answer real soon and a long letter to your old chum Loretta. All send you their love. [sic]

Publication Date

1907

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; Streets; Gulf Coast (Miss.)

Keywords

streets; streetcars; Mississippi Gulf Coast; Gulfport, MS

Geographic Location

Gulfport, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1907-10-09_Postcard-13th-St-Gulfport_001

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Manuscripts Unit, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Postcard/Photographs, Box 4, 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

Thirteenth Street Near the Beach, Gulfport, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University