Biloxi Yacht Club Building in Holiday Attire, Biloxi, Mississippi

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Description

This postcard features a color illustration of the Biloxi Yacht Club building on the coastal waters of Biloxi, Mississippi. The building is a two story structure built on pillars over the water and include a wrap-around porch, a second story balcony, and roof top balcony. A deck surrounds the building at the waterline and the deck, porch, and balconies are crowded with people. Several different flags fly front ropes secured to the roof and a pole on the building. A sailboat is on the water to the right of the building. The title of the card is printed along the top edge of the card. The back of the card includes a paragraph on the history of yachting in Biloxi printed in the upper left corner. "Mrs. J. M. Swenzy, Biloxi, Mississippi 5/21/43" is written in pencil on the left half of the card.

Publication Date

1943

Publisher

A. S. Grieff Book and Stationary Col, Biloxi, Miss.

Time Period

1940-1949

Subjects

Postcards; Yachts and yachting; Gulf Coast (Miss.)

Keywords

yacht clubs; Biloxi, MS; Mississippi Gulf Coast

Geographic Location

Biloxi, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1943-05-21_Postcard-Biloxi-Yacht-Club_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

Biloxi Yacht Club Building in Holiday Attire, Biloxi, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University