Edgewater Gulf Hotel, Between Gulfport and Biloxi, Mississippi

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Description

This color image depicts a large 8-10 story white hotel with a United States Flag flying from the highest elevation. Trees partially obscure the view of the hotel. The back of the card describes the hotel as "Edgewater Gulf Hotel, Between Gulfport and Biloxi, Miss. The Edgewater Gulf Hotel is located at Edgewater Park, Miss., midway between Gulfport and Biloxi; 400 rooms all facing the gulf. Beautiful 18-hole golf course, tennis court, hot and cold water swimming, beautiful drives, etc." An inscription is handwritten below the description.

Publication Date

1940

Publisher

Barber and Thatcher

Time Period

1940-1949

Subjects

Hotels; Edgewater Park, MS

Geographic Location

Biloxi, MS

Object Type

image

Format (original)

Card

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MSS_837_Postcard_Gulfport-Mississippi-20-Colorful-Views_038

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