Wesson High School Building

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Description

This postcard features a black and white image of Wesson High School building. The building is primarily a two story structure with three story towers on each of the front corners. Chimneys line the end of the roof and two trees are seen in the front. The title is printed along the bottom edge of the image and a London, Ontario postmarked dated Dec. 4, 1906 is upside down above the title. An inscription is handwritten along the left, top, and right edges of the card. The inscription reads, "Rec'd card. Thanks. This is our school Bldg. will send another card in a weeks time. Harry Williams 12/1/'06 Wesson Miss." [sic] The back of the card is addressed to Lillian M. Evans in London, Ontario Canada. The card is postmarked Wesson, Miss. Dec. 1906 and a green, one cent Benjamin Franklin postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner of the card.

Publication Date

1906

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; High school buildings

Keywords

high schools; school buildings

Geographic Location

Wesson, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1906-12-04_Postcard-Wesson-High-School_001

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Manuscripts Unit, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Postcard/Photographs, Box 3, Box 3: 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

Wesson High School Building, 1906, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University