Moonlight on Bay St. Louis, Miss. And the Wreck of an Old Light Ship

Authors

Files

Contributor

C. T. American Art Colored

Description

This color postcard features a color drawing of moonlight over the water in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. The title in the bottom right corner reads "Moonlight on Bay St. Louis, Miss. and the wreck of an old light ship. Bay St. Louis, Miss." The back of the postcard identifies the item as a postcard. A green one cent postage stamp is in the upper right corner and the card is postmarked Bay St. Louis, Miss. Aug. 22, 1940. The description at the top left corner reads "Moonlight on Bay St. Louis, Miss. The wreckage of the old Light-ship McClellan, before the civil war known as Merrill's Shell Bank Light. This ship was originally a Gunboat owned by the Austrian." Government and bought by the United States in 1812 to be used in transporting troops up the shallow rivers in Mexico. The inscription reads "Dear Norma, Just getting ready to go to the show. Will you do me a favor. [sic] Find out Jack's address and write to me and let me know. [address omitted] Thanks, Miriam; addressed to Miss Norma Gelbawn in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Publication Date

8-22-1940

Publisher

L. A. De Montluzin Son

Time Period

1940-1949

Subjects

Postcards; Bay St. Louis, MS

Geographic Location

Bay St. Louis, MS

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MSS_837_Postcard_Moonlight-Bay_001

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Manuscripts Division, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Gulf Coast Sub-Collection

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

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