Old Moss Oak, Biloxi, Mississippi

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Description

This postcard features a large oak covered in Spanish moss in Biloxi, Mississippi. The oak stands in front of a white picket fence with green lawn in front and houses behind it. A man is depicted leaning against the tree with a bicycle in front of him. The title of the card is printed in small blue ink along the bottom left edge of the card and the publisher's name is printed in the lower right edge. the back of the card is addressed to Mr. Leon Zenier in New Orleans, Louisiana. The card is postmarked Biloxi, Miss., March 6, 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

Detroit Publishing Co.

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; Oak

Keywords

oak trees; Spanish moss; Biloxi, MS; Mississippi Gulf Coast

Geographic Location

Biloxi, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1909-03-06_Postcard-Old-Moss-Oak-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

Old Moss Oak, Biloxi, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University