Fort Massachusetts

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Description

This black and white postcard depicts Fort Massachusettes On Ship Island, Mississippi.

Transcript

To W. N. Judlow, Biloxi, Mississippi

Dear Bericha, This would do you good. Still cool But 23 roses blooming, ferns and begonias outside. Kumquats in back yard! I see lots of surrounding country from my sister's [?]. Mrs. Trueblood is in B. with [?} boys. Am going to see ships [?]. Do you know when [and] why this was built--the fort? The air is lovely. {?] it in the [?] and ceaseless motion of waves down on the beach. Wish I could pay your car fare here. Lon. D. 7. 111.

Mrs. Woolrych, 3855 Hartford St. St. Louis, Mo.

ISBN

MSS_684_Postal_Collection_033

Publication Date

1923

Time Period

1920-1929

Subjects

Fort Massachusetts (Miss.); Ship Island, MS; postcard

Disciplines

United States History

Geographic Location

Ship Island, MS

Object Type

Image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

JPEG

Location of Original

Box 1; Folder 1

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.