Oaks-"Ring in the Tree", Biloxi, Mississippi

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Description

This postcard features a color illustration of the Oak tree in Biloxi that has a ring or natural hole in a branch. The tree is located behind a white iron fence in front of a white, two story house. A dark, two story house is to the right behind the tree. The title of the card is printed along the bottom left edge of the image. The back of the card is addressed to Mr. H. Zinser in New Orleans, Louisiana. The card is postmarked Biloxi, Miss., February 28, 1909 and a green, one cent Benjamin Franklin postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner. An inscription is written in shorthand on the left half of the card.

Publication Date

1909

Publisher

Rotograph Co., N. Y. City

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; Oak

Keywords

oak trees; ring in the tree; oak

Geographic Location

Biloxi, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1909-02-28_Postcard-Oaks-Ring-Biloxi_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

Oaks-"Ring in the Tree", Biloxi, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University