Blessing of the Shrimp fleet at the Opening of the Biloxi Shrimp Season

Authors

Files

Contributor

Dexter Press, Inc., West Nyack, N. Y.

Description

Religious clergymen and pageboys are pictured on a shrimp boat in their robes performing a blessing over the shrimp season in Biloxi, Mississippi in this postcard. Other people are pictured on the boat platforms among equipment. The back of the postcard includes a printed note that reads "The opening of the famous Biloxi Shrimp Season is marked by the colorful and beautiful Blessing of the Shrimp Fleet."

Publisher

Gulf Coast News. Co., Gulfport, Miss.

Subjects

Postcards; Shrimp industry; Gulf Coast (Miss.)

Keywords

shrimp boats; shrimp season; shrimping; blessings

Geographic Location

Biloxi (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_postcard-Biloxi-Shrimp_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

Blessing of the Shrimp fleet at the Opening of the Biloxi Shrimp Season, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University