Mississippi Coast Region

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Description

This postcard features a color illustration of the rotunda inside the Great Southern Hotel in Gulfport, Mississippi. The rotunda consists of chairs placed among several columns. People in early twentieth century clothing. A smaller image of a sailboat on the water is in an oval to the right and an inscription is written beneath it. The title of the card is printed in red beneath the image of the rotunda. The back of the card is addressed to Miss Kath Johnston in Lincoln, Illinois. The card is postmarked Scranton, Miss., November 3, 1904 and Lincoln, Ill., November 5, 1904. A green, one cent Benjamin Franklin postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner.

Transcription

Nov. 3--04 Been out on the Schoner for a [?] curise on southern Lena. Ship Ahoy, COLT [sic]

Publication Date

1904

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; Hotels; Gulf Coast (Miss.)

Keywords

Hotels; Gulfport, MS; Mississippi Gulf Coast

Geographic Location

Gulfport (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1904-11-03_Postcard-Great-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 5, 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.

Rotunda of the Great Southern Hotel, Gulfport, Mississippi

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