Beauvoir, Home of Jefferson Davis, Between Gulfport and Biloxi, Mississippi

Authors

Files

Contributor

E. C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee, Wis.

Description

This postcard features a color illustration of Beauvoir, the former home of Jefferson Davis in Biloxi, Mississippi, a white, one story house on pillars with a wrap-around porch. The porch is lined with square, white columns and white railing and a set of stairs leads to the entrance. Colorful bushes line the pillars of the house. Trees are on either side of the image. The title of the card is printed in the upper left of the image. The back of the card is addressed to Mrs. Clarence G. Calvin in Ravenna, Nebraska. The card is postmarked Gulfport, Mississippi, December 8, 1948 and a green, one cent George Washington postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner. Information about Beauvoir is printed in the upper right on the left, "Beauvoir one of the many historical points at the home of Jefferson Davis, on West Beach Boulevard, is where the only President of the Confederacy spent his last days." An inscription is written on the left half of the card. [see transcription field]

Transcription

Hello--Glad to hear from you. The weather is so nice today. I went out with only a light weight sweater on as a wrap! Sincerely, Mrs. L. R. Sugg, Gulfport, Miss. [sic]

Publication Date

1948

Publisher

J. M. Barber, Gulfport, Miss.

Time Period

1940-1949

Subjects

Postcards; Beauvoir (Biloxi, Miss.)

Keywords

Beauvoir; Biloxi, MS

Geographic Location

Biloxi, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1948-12-08_Postcard-Beauvoir-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

Beauvoir, Home of Jefferson Davis, Between Gulfport and Biloxi, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University