Postal History Collection
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Description
This full color postcard depicts Fort Massachusettes On Ship Island Off The Mississippi Gulf Coast.
Transcript
Hi,
Just a line to let you know my new address. [??] to Biloxi Thurs. by plane. That way a new experience for me. It's a good way to travel. [?] is here too. We're going to study Electronic fundamentals for 22 weeks, then radar. The weather was just like Spring today, but yesterday it was plenty cold 2p [degrees] in the morning.
As ever,
Bob
Pvt. Robert N. Evens AF1121357, 3HI student Sod., Keesler AFB, Mississippi, Box 735
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fletcher, 42nd St ., Claremont, New Hampshire
ISBN
MSS_684_Postal_Collection_324
Publication Date
1951
Time Period
1940-1949
Subjects
Fort Massachusetts (Miss.); Gulfport, MS; postcard
Disciplines
United States History
Geographic Location
Gulfport, MS
Object Type
Image
Format (original)
postcard
Format (digital)
JPEG
Location of Original
Box 1; Folder 5
Repository
Manuscripts Division, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University Libraries.
Digital Collection Title
Thomas H. Smith Postal History Collection
Digital Publisher
Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version)
Contact Information
For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.
Recommended Citation
[Item Title], [Identification Number]. [Collection Title]. Manuscripts Department, Mississippi State University.