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Gathering Oysters, Biloxi, Mississippi
Full text linkThis black and white postcard features two men on a small boat with tools gathering oysters. Other boats and structures can be seen on the water behind them. The title along the bottom reads Gathering Oysters, Biloxi, Miss. An inscription is handwritten along the bottom edge of the card. A postmark for Troy, New York, September 22, 1911 is in the top center. The back of the postcard identifies the item as a postcard and provides publisher information as well as indication for address placement. A green one cent postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner and the card is postmarked Biloxi, Mississippi, September 20, 1911. The card is inscribed and is addressed to Eleanor D. Goewey in Troy, New York.https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/mss-lampton-images-ms-coast/1366/thumbnail.jp
Ship Island, Light House. Biloxi, Mississippi
Full text linkThis black and white postcard features a lighthouse with other buildings around it and the water behind it. A sailboat is on the water. The title in the upper right corner reads Ship Island Light House, Biloxi, Miss. The back of the postcard identifies the item as a postcard and provides publisher information as well as indication for correspondence and address placement. A green one cent postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner and the card is postmarked Biloxi, Mississippi, July 18, 1911. The card is inscribed and is addressed to Mrs. Hattie Goeller in Newark, New Jersey.https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/mss-lampton-images-ms-coast/1331/thumbnail.jp
Ship Island, Light House. Biloxi, Mississippi
Full text linkThis black and white postcard features a lighthouse with other buildings around it and the water behind it. A sailboat is on the water. The title in the upper right corner reads Ship Island Light House, Biloxi, Miss. The back of the postcard identifies the item as a postcard and provides publisher information as well as indication for postage stamp placement.https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/mss-lampton-images-ms-coast/1325/thumbnail.jp
General Office of the Gulf and Ship Island RR and Lawn of the Great Southern Hotel, Gulfport, Mississippi
Full text linkThis color postcard features a large concrete fountain pool with a sidewalk leading up to a large white three story building. The building features arched or rounded windows on the top floor and a flag flying from the center of the roof. Trees and shrubs line the fountain and the building. Other buildings can be seen behind the central building. The title along the bottom of the card reads General Office of the Gulf and Ship Island RR and Lawn of the Great Southern Hotel, Gulfport, Miss. The back of the postcard identifies the item as a postcard and provides publisher information as well as indication for correspondence and address placement. A green one cent postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner and the card is postmarked New Orleans, Louisiana, June 19, 1911. The card is inscribed and is addressed to Miss Janie Hanks in Missouri Valley, Iowa.https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/mss-lampton-images-ms-coast/1381/thumbnail.jp
Soldiers Home, Near Biloxi, Mississippi
Full text linkThis black and white postcard features a house on enclosed pillars with a long wrap-around front porch. The porch has thick white posts and white railing with a long set of stairs/steps leading up to it. Several people are standing on the porch and sitting on the stairs/steps. A tree is standing in front of the house and other trees are to the sides. The title along the bottom of the card reads Soldiers Home, Near Biloxi, Miss. The back of the postcard identifies the item as a postcard and provides publisher information as well as indication for correspondence and address placement. A green one cent postage stamp is placed crooked in the upper right corner and the card is postmarked Biloxi, Mississippi, May 28, 1911. The card is inscribed and is addressed to Mrs. S. H. Genge in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/mss-lampton-images-ms-coast/1309/thumbnail.jp
The Water Front, Showing Style of Pier and Bath House, Pass Christian, Mississippi
Full text linkThis color postcard features a pier and bath house on the water with trees and houses in the distance behind it. The title along the bottom of the card reads The Water Front, Showing Style of Pier and Bath House, Pass Christian, Miss. The back of the postcard identifies the item as a postcard and provides indication for correspondence and address placement. A green one cent postage stamp is placed in the upper right and the card is postmarked Pass Christian, Mississippi, April 20, 1910. The card is inscribed and is addressed to Dr. Henry Williams in Shelbyville, Kentucky.https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/mss-lampton-images-ms-coast/1300/thumbnail.jp
Central School, Gulfport, Mississippi
Full text linkThis color postcard features a three story building with two tower entrances and a cupola in the center of the roof. Small trees are in the yard and a wood fence runs in front of the building. The title in the upper left identifies the image as Central School, Gulfport, Miss. The back of the postcard identifies the item as a postcard and provides publisher information as well as indication for correspondence and address placement. A green one cent postage stamp is placed in the upper right and the card is postmarked Gulfport, Mississippi, December 28, 1909. The card is inscribed in French and is addressed to Mr.. Martin Gorenskowski in LaSalle, Illinois.https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/mss-lampton-images-ms-coast/1367/thumbnail.jp
Harrison County Courthouse, Gulfport, Mississippi
Full text linkThis black and white postcard features a building with a rounded exterior on the right and a tall dome in the center and a smaller dome is near the front. Trees are on either side of the building. The title along the top reads Harrison County Court House, Gulfport, Miss. An inscription written in German is written across the sky portions of the image. The back of the postcard identifies the item as a postcard and provides publisher information as well as indication for correspondence and address placement. A green one cent postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner and the card is postmarked Gulfport, Mississippi, December 26, 1909. The card is inscribed in German and is addressed to Mr. Martin Gvienskonski in LaSalle, Illinois.https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/mss-lampton-images-ms-coast/1306/thumbnail.jp
Residence of H. F. Russell, Ocean Springs, Mississippi
Full text linkThis black and white postcard features a street lined with trees and utility poles. A large two story house with tall white columns and a second floor balcony is on the left side of the street. White fencing runs in front of the house and down the side of the street. People are walking along the sidewalk and there are horse drawn wagons on the far end of the street. The back of the postcard identifies the item as a postcard and provides publisher information as well as indication for correspondence and address placement. A green one cent postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner and the card is postmarked Ocean Springs, Mississippi, February 4, 1909. Residence of H. F. Russell, Ocean Springs, Miss. is along the left edge of the card, identifying the house on the front of the card. The card is inscribed and is addressed to Miss Minnie Krueger in Chicago, Illinois.https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/mss-lampton-images-ms-coast/1344/thumbnail.jp
Opening Oysters, Biloxi, Mississippi
Full text linkThis black and white postcard features a line of men in hats seated in front of a pile of oysters. Buildings and more piles of oysters are behind them. The title along the bottom of the image reads Opening Oysters, Biloxi, Miss. And inscription is handwritten along the bottom edge of the card and Write soon. is written in the upper left corner. The back of the postcard provides publisher information as well as indication for address and postage stamp placement. The postage stamp has been removed and the space for it is damaged. The card is postmarked Ocean Springs, Mississippi, November 30, 1908. The card is addressed to Mr. Peter Christenson in Waukesha, Wisconsin.https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/mss-lampton-images-ms-coast/1343/thumbnail.jp