Greetings from Gulfport, Florida

Postcard

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Gulfport History Museum

Front

Front

Name/Title

Greetings from Gulfport, Florida

Entry/Object ID

2024.0.74

Description

A split color photochrome postcard. The top half shows a waterfront palm tree-lined residential street and the bottom half shows a man in a rowboat on Boca Ciega Bay at sunset. "Greetings from GULFPORT, FLORIDA"

Subject

Boca Ciega Bay (Fla.), Streets, Tourism

Subject Place

City

Gulfport, FL

Collection

Postcard Collection

Cataloged By

MV

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Unknown

Postcard Details

Postcard Type

Photochrome (1930-Present)

Publisher

Curt Teich & Co.

Place Published

City

Chicago, IL

Postmark

Date and Time of Postmark

[SEP 21 1956 PM]

Postmark Place

City

St. Petersburg, FL

Stamp

1954 4c Abraham Lincoln, Pink

Addressee

Name

Mrs. Mabel Colleen [?], Mrs. Florence Corning

Notes

FLORIDA STATE SERIES

Transcription

Transcription

61 - 1c / 4540 / Have been enjoying / the beach, but / it is very hot / here. Today it / is raining, so maybe / it will cool off. / Have seen most / of the former / Syracusers + / everyone wishes / you would come / down. Hope all / is okay - Love / Pearl

Transcriber

MV, MC

Language

English

Dimensions

Height

3-1/2 in

Width

5-1/2 in

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