Name/Title
Gulfport City HallEntry/Object ID
2024.0.124Description
A black and white photograph postcard of a former Gulfport City Hall building. The building is surrounded by landscaping and has a large parking lot in front, with one parked car. A man and a woman stand on either side of the front entrance. A water tower stands next to the building right of frame. A chimney [belonging to the city's incinerator].
"- THE TOWN HALL - GULFPORT FLA. THORNE"Subject
City halls--Florida--Gulfport--History, Government buildings, Automobiles--1920-1940Subject Person/Organization
City of GulfportContext
"Gulfport's first town hall went out in 1913 about where the dog park is now located. It cost precisely $1259.75, was painted yellow, and even wired for electricity. In 1927 it was moved to the present city complex on 53rd Street... It stood until it was auctioned off for the materials in 1953, lasting the exact amount of time -- 40 years -- as its successor, which was built in 1954 and replaced in 1994 with today's city hall." (Gabber Newspaper, 2010)Collection
Postcard CollectionAcquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
UnknownLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Postcard, PictureNomenclature Primary Object Term
PostcardNomenclature Sub-Class
Writing MediaNomenclature Class
Written Communication T&ENomenclature Category
Category 06: Tools & Equipment for CommunicationPostcard Details
Postcard Type
Photograph (1900-Present)Date Published
circa 1925 - 1940Transcription
Transcription
Brooks / #4 City HallTranscriber
Meg CampLanguage
EnglishDimensions
Height
3-1/2 inWidth
5-1/2 in
