Mississippi Coast Region

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This postcard features a color illustration of a one story house in Pass Christian, Mississippi. Red and white striped awnings hang over the windows and a white sidewalk leads to the front entrance. Magnolia trees are on the side of the sidewalk and other bushes, plants an trees are pictured in the yard and around the house. The title of the card is printed at the bottom of the image. An inscription is written sideways across the image and is difficult to read. The back of the card is addressed to Mr. Billy Littlejohn in New Orleans, Louisiana. The card is postmarked Pass Christian, Miss., August 27, 1910 and a green, one cent Benjamin Franklin postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner. An inscription is written on the left half of the card. [see transcription field]

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[?] 8/30/10 "How l'is?" Will you ever forget Lee's "River Shrimp"? You's [?] Well. "Goober". Love Watson [sic]

Publication Date

1910

Publisher

J. H. Hanson's Drug Store, Pass Christian, Miss.

Time Period

1910-1919

Subjects

Postcards; Houses

Keywords

homes; houses; Pass Christian, MS; Mississippi Gulf Coast

Geographic Location

Pass Christian, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_Postcard-Residence-Magnolia-Pass-Christian_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.

Beautiful Residence among the Magnolias, Pass Christian, Mississippi

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