Mississippi Coast Region

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Description

This postcard features a hand colored image of the Great Southern Hotel in Gulfport, Mississippi, a three story, L shaped building set back behind a lush green lawn and several trees. Dormers line the roof of the building and a long sidewalk leads to the entrance. The title of the card is printed along the upper left of the card. The back of the card is addressed to W. O. Bell in Madison Heights, Virginia. The card is postmarked Gulfport, Mississippi, July 22, 1923 and a green, one cent George Washington postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner. An inscription is written on the left half of the card. {see transcription field]

Transcription

Sorry I missed seeing you while there. Next time you take a trip come to see me. WNB Box 173 [sic]

Publication Date

1923

Publisher

E. J. Younghans

Time Period

1920-1929

Subjects

Postcards; Hotel buildings

Keywords

hotels; Mississippi Gulf Coast; Gulfport, MS

Geographic Location

Gulfport, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1923-07-22_Postcard-Southern-Hotel-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.

Great Southern Hotel, Gulfport, Mississippi

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