Cotton Wharf, Gulfport, Mississippi

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Description

This postcard features a black and white illustration of men standing among large cotton bales on the wharf in Gulfport, Mississippi. Buildings are on either side of the men and cotton and a large electrical tower is directly behind them. The tile of the card is printed beneath the bottom edge of the image and the date, 2/4/09, is written in the upper right corner. The back of the card is not addressed to anyone but an inscription is written on the left half of the card.

Transcription

Feb 24/09--We made a little outing trip today from Pass Christian party by carriage, partly by Electric cars and part by steam cars to Long Beach, Mississippi City, Beaworth Gulfpoort and Biloxi. Saw there wonderful piers--Vessels loading from all quarters of the world. Mostly with cotton cotton seed oil and Lumbor JCMC [sic]

Publication Date

1909

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; Cotton industry; Gulf Coast (Miss.)

Keywords

Cotton industry; cotton wharfs; Mississippi Gulf Coast; Gulfport, MS

Geographic Location

Gulfport (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1909-02-09_Postcard-Cotton-Wharf-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.

Recommended Citation

Cotton Wharf, Gulfport, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University