The Ruskin Oak, Over 400 Years Old, Ocean Springs, on the Mississippi Gulf Coast

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Description

This color image depicts a large live oak tree draped in Spanish moss. Colorful azalea bushes line the property behind the tree. The back of the card describes the live oak as "The Ruskin Oak, Over 400 Years Old, Ocean Springs, on the Mississippi Gulf Coast Over 400 years old, this tree is among the most famous sights along the Old Spanish Trail, Highway No. 90. Thousands of tourists visit it every year.

Publication Date

1940

Publisher

Barber and Thatcher

Time Period

1940-1949

Subjects

Live oak; Ocean Springs, MS

Geographic Location

Ocean Springs, MS

Object Type

image

Format (original)

Card

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MSS_837_Postcard_Gulfport-Mississippi-20-Colorful-Views_008

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