Southwest Mississippi Region

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Contributor

The W. O. W. Summer Health and Pleasure Resort (Chuautauqua, Co.)

Description

This postcard features a black and white image of the railroad tracks that run through the Sam Jones Campground in Gloster, Mississippi. Utility lines and poles run on either side of the tracks. Trees are seen behind the utility poles on the left and trees and three small structures are seen on the right side of the tracks. The title of the card is printed as "R. R. View-Sam Jones Camp Ground, Gloster, Miss." beneath the bottom edge of the image with "The People's Drug Store, Gloster, Miss." printed just above it. "The W. O. W. Summer Health and Pleasure Resort (Chuautauqua, Co.)" is printed in the lower left corner of the card.

Publisher

The People's Drug Store, Gloster, Miss.

Subjects

Postcards; Camp sites, facilities, etc.; Campgrounds; Railroad tracks

Keywords

railroad tracks; campgrounds; Amite County, MS; Gloster, MS

Geographic Location

Gloster, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_Postcard-Sam-Jones-Camp-Ground_001

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Manuscripts Unit, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Postcard/Photographs, Box 3, Southwest Mississippi Region

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.

Railroad View, Sam Jones Campground, Gloster, Mississippi

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