Mississippi Coast Region

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Description

This postcard features a color illustration of the Gulf and Ship Island Railroad General Offices in Gulfport, Mississippi, a large concrete fountain pool with a sidewalk leading up to a large white three story building. The building features arched or rounded windows on the top floor and a flag flying from the center of the roof. Trees and shrubs line the fountain and the building. Other buildings can be seen behind the central building. The back of the card is addressed to Miss Ann McNair in Clarksdale, Mississippi. The card is postmarked Gulfport, Miss., February 18, 1908 and a green, one cent George Washington postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner.

Publication Date

1908

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; Gardens; Hotels; Railroad Offices

Keywords

Railroad companies; Railroad offices

Geographic Location

Gulfport, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1908-02-18_Postcard-Gulf-Ship-Island-RR-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.

G. & S. I. R. R. (Gulf and Ship Island Railroad) General Offices, Gulfport, Mississippi

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