Title

Entrance to U. S. Veterans Hospital, Fronting Gulf of Mexico, Gulfport, Mississippi

Authors

Files

Description

This color image depicts a long driveway lined by trees that leads through a fenced and gated entrance to a white multistory building. A United States Flag flies on a tall pole in front of the building. The back of the card identifies the image as "Entrance to U. S. Veterans Hospital, Fronting Gulf of Mexico, Gulfport, Miss. Fronting the Gulf of Mexico, this hospital houses close to 1,000 patients and over 300 employees. The large grounds are shaded with evergreen live oaks, old and tall, making it one of the most beautiful veteran's homes in the country.

Publication Date

1940

Publisher

Barber and Thatcher

Time Period

1940-1949

Subjects

Veterans Hospitals; Gulfport, MS

Geographic Location

Gulfport, MS

Object Type

image

Format (original)

Card

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MSS_837_Postcard_Gulfport-Mississippi-20-Colorful-Views_040

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