Witco on an Old Postcard - The Purple Lantern, Gulfport MS

I've been collecting postcards for a while now and it's amazing to me that there are still obscure, undiscovered (by me) tiki images that can knock my socks off.

This is my latest find:

Actually that's just one part of a larger postcard:

My photo doesn't do the nice deep colors justice. Here's the text from the back:

***The Purple Lantern

Main Store:** 1217 25th Ave. Gulfport, Miss. 39501
Branch: 130 Magnolia Ave. (at Mary Mahoney's) Biloxi, Miss. 39530

Browse in the 26 Exotic Markets in the Main Store. With Gifts. Foods. Books. Toys and Accessories. Main Store Winner of 3 National Merchandising Awards. Biloxi Branch (Opened Labor Day 1972) Not to be Missed.*

Kind of like an early mini-mall I guess?

Bigbro - have you ever seen this Witco photo before? If not, then you are definitely welcome to scan it.

What was this Witco piece called?

Sabu

On 2005-06-07 22:21, Sabu The Coconut Boy wrote:
What was this Witco piece called?

Isn't that "Big Joe"? They have a couple at the Hala Kahiki.

-Duke

That girls got what you call a walleye...one of her eye's is always pointing at the wall...

Matty

Nice oversized card Sabu! You must of had an obscure keyword to have found it, makes the hunt more fun that way.