Post Office, Canton, Mississippi

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Description

This postcard features a color illustration of the post office in Canton, Mississippi, a square, two story building with arched molding around the double door entrance and stripped awnings over the front windows. The windows on the side of the building are tall with arched detail above them. A short set of steps lead to the front entrance and a United States Flag is flying from a flagpole on the left corner of the building. The title of the card is printed beneath the bottom edge of the image. The back of the card has "1927" written at the top.

Publication Date

1927

Time Period

1920-19296

Subjects

Postcards; Post offices

Keywords

Post Offices; Canton, MS

Geographic Location

Canton, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1927_Postcard-Post-Office-Canton_001

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Manuscripts Unit, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Postcard/Photographs, Box 4, Mississippi Capitol Region

Repository

Manuscripts

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version)

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.MSState.edu.

Recommended Citation

Post Office, Canton, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University