Methodist Church and Parsonage, Scranton, Mississippi

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Description

This postcard features a color illustration of the Methodist Church and parsonage in Scranton, Mississippi. The parsonage, to the left, is a two story house with a small front porch and a pitched gables on the front and side. Trees are depicted between the parsonage and the church. The church, to the right, is a white clapboard building with arched windows, an arched door, and a steepled tower in the front center. A white picket fence is depicted along the front of both buildings. The title of the card is printed in the upper left of the image. The back of the card is addressed to Miss Genevieve Robbins in Nova Scotia, Canada and postmarked Moss Point, Miss., February 11, 1908. An inscription is written on the left side of the card. [see transcription field]

Transcription

Moss Point, Feby 10th/08 Dear I was pleased to receive your postal and post some please to the next port we go to and I will return so please answer this to this post and I will send you the next address. Walter

Publication Date

1908

Publisher

Mo. Vea. Young, Pub.

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; Churches, Methodist

Keywords

MS Gulf Coast; Scranton, MS; Methodist Churches

Geographic Location

Scranton, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1908-02-11_Postcard-Church-Parsonage_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 Coastal 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

Methodist Church and Parsonage, Scranton, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University