Fort Massachusetts, Ship Island, Mississippi Gulf Coast

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Description

This color image depicts a red brick wall with arched tunnels. Colorful bushes edge the wall at the top and at the bottom. People are standing on the top of the wall. The back of the card describes the image as "Fort Massachusetts, Ship Island, Mississippi Gulf Coast Ship Island, in the Gulf of Mexico is one of the most historic islands in the United States. Fort Massachusetts was built by the Union Army and Navy during the War between the States. Here the Federal Navy maintained headquarters for its West Gulf Blockading Squadron."

Publication Date

1940

Publisher

Barber and Thatcher

Time Period

1940-1949

Subjects

Forts; Fort Massachusetts (Ship Island); Gulf Coast (Miss)

Geographic Location

Ship Island (Miss)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

Card

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MSS_837_Postcard_Gulfport-Mississippi-20-Colorful-Views_028

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Manuscripts Division, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Postcard/Photographs, Box 1: Gulfport Subcollection

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

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