A color photochrome postcard of Gulfport Beach with the Gulfport Casino in the background. There is a lifeguard on duty sitting on a lifeguard chair under an umbrella. Beachgoers are sitting in the sand and standing in the waters of Boca Ciega Bay. Trees surround the beach and Casino.
Subject
Boca Ciega Bay (Fla.), Beaches--Florida--Gulfport, Tourism, Swimming
Subject Place
City
Gulfport, FL
Collection
Postcard Collection
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Unknown
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Postcard, Picture
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Postcard
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Writing Media
Nomenclature Class
Written Communication T&E
Nomenclature Category
Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication
Postcard Details
Postcard Type
Photochrome (1930-Present)
Publisher
Sun News Co.
Place Published
City
St. Petersburg, FL
Date Published
1955
Printer
Curt Teich & Co.
Place Printed
City
Chicago, IL
Postmark
Date and Time of Postmark
APR 20 1962 12:30 PM
Postmark Place
City
Key West, FL
Stamp
1954 3c Statue of Liberty, Purple
Addressee
Name
Mr & Mrs C. Oliver
Notes
CURTEICHCOLOR
Transcription
Transcription
$4.00 / Hi - Down here / for Easter - perfect / weather. My uncle / lives one block from / here. Spent 3 days / here on our way / to Miami / Fred Ruth & Eileen
GULFPORT FLORIDA, ON BOCA CIEGA BAY / SHOWING CASINO AND FISHING PIER
