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"Old Fort Massachusetts. On Ship Island off the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Built by Union Forces during the War Between the States, the old Fort was used to hold 5,860 Confederate prisoners under negro guards." Aerial view. Side 1.
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"Old Fort Massachusetts. On Ship Island off the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Built by Union Forces during the War Between the States, the old Fort was used to hold 5,860 Confederate prisoners under negro guards." Aerial view. Side 1.
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- Item: 3973
- Creator(s): Curt Teich Co.
- Description: "Old Fort Massachusetts. On Ship Island off the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Built by Union Forces during the War Between the States, the old Fort was used to hold 5,860 Confederate prisoners under negro guards." Aerial view. Side 1.
- Date: 19--
- City/State: Ship Island, Mississippi
- County: Harrison County
- Call Number: PI/2015.0023/Series II
- Filename: 137581-1-postcard.tif