Mississippi Gulf Coast [The Friendship House Menu]

This vibrant pictorial map, signed Nichols below the title cartouche, highlights the bounty of nature, recreation, and history available along the Mississippi Gulf Coast between Pearlington and Pascagoula. Colored vignettes showcase local attractions and industries, while the location of the Friendship House Restaurant in Biloxi is highlighted. A menu for the eatery can be found on the verso, with whole broiled lobster for just over two bucks! From Vintage Menu Art, “Jim and Mary Meyers opened the Friendship House on the Gulf Coast in Biloxi, Mississippi in 1949 and offered hospitality to millions of tourists who flocked to the Emerald Coast, more commonly known as the Redneck Riviera, in the postwar era. Famous for its seafood and big meals for bargain basement prices, vacationers would line up in the hot sun for two hours, waiting for tables at this establishment. The Meyers were experts in advertising and commissioned cheerful and inventive vintage menu art that included these welcoming lobsters. They also printed useful tourist information and maps – all featuring their restaurant, of course.” Source.