Title

Biloxi Oyster Schooner on the Water, 1946

Authors

Scenic South Magazine

Files

Contributor

Ragusin, Anthony V.

Description

This black and white photograph features a Biloxi Oyster Schooner, a famous type of fishing boat of deep south water, out on the open water. Other boats can be seen behind it. A typed label on the back of the photograph, titled "Homeward Bound", describes the schooner and the importance of shrimp and oyster fishing on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. An inkstamp with the photagrapher's name is in a corner.

Publication Date

2-14-1946

Publisher

Scenic South Magazine

Time Period

1940-1944

Subjects

Boats and boating; Schooners

Geographic Location

Biloxi, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

photograph: b&w

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1946-02-14_Photograph-Homeward-Bound_001

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Manuscripts Unit, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Postcard/Photographs, Scenic South Magazine Subcollection, Biloxi Oyster Schooner on the Water, 1946

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

Biloxi Oyster Schooner on the Water, 1946, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University