Mississippi Coast Region

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This color picture postcard features the beach in front of the Belfry Tower Wing of the Inn-By-The-Sea in Pass Christian, Mississippi. The photo includes people lounging on the beach and in the water in front of the Spanish style inn. The back of the postcard identifies the item as a postcard and provides publisher information as well as indication for correspondence and address placement. The card is inscribed though there is no address, postage stamp or postmark.

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Here is the place for your two weeks. Only bathing beach along coast. European Plan, Moderate Rates, Excellent Meals. CLM

Publication Date

1910

Publisher

Gulfport Printing Co.

Time Period

1890-1999

Subjects

Postcards; Pass Christian, MS ; Hotels; Beaches

Geographic Location

Pass Christian, MS

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MSS_837_Postcard_Beach-in-Front-of-Belfry-Tower-Wing_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.

Belfry Tower at Inn-By-The Sea, Pass Christian, Mississippi

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