Bathing and Picnicking on Lake Tangipahoa in Percy Quin Park, McComb, Mississippi

Authors

Files

Contributor

C. T. American Art Colored

Description

This color postcard features people picnicking on the banks of a lake, swimming, and standing on the diving platform with a view of trees and water. The title along the top of the card reads "Bathing and Picnicking, Water that is Pure from the Tangipahoa River, on Lake Tangipahoa in Percy Quin Park" The back of the postcard identifies the item as a postcard and provides artist and publisher information as well as indication for postage stamp placement.

Publication Date

1900

Publisher

Louisiana-Mississippi News Co.

Time Period

1890-1949

Subjects

Postcards; Lakes; State parks; McComb, MS

Geographic Location

McComb, MS

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MSS_837_Postcard_Bathing-and-Picnicking-Water-that-is-Pure-from-the-Tangipahoa-River-on-Lake-Tangipahoa-in-Percy-Quin-Park_001

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Manuscripts Division, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Hattiesburg 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.

Recommended Citation

Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University