Title

A Group of Yachts on the Open Water, 1946

Authors

Scenic South Magazine

Files

Contributor

Ragusin, Anthony V.

Description

This black and white photograph features a group of five yachts out on the open water. The sails of the yachts all feature a star near the top . The sail on the yacht second from left has the number 1248 below the star and the sail on the yacht third from left has the number 423 below the star. A typed label on the back of the photograph describes the history of yachting along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The lable also describes the photograph as being the "International Star class in a close huddle on the Guilf Side of the Biloxi Peninsula."

Publication Date

2-15-1946

Publisher

Scenic South Magazine

Time Period

1940-1944

Subjects

Schooners; Yacht racing

Geographic Location

Biloxi, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

photograph: b&w

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1946-02-15_Photograph-Yachting_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, A Group of Yachts on the Open 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

A Group of Yachts on the Open Water, 1946Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University