Winter Scene Around Court House, Cleveland, Mississippi

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Description

This postcard features a black and white image a winter scene of a wagon filled with five cotton bales, a snow-covered landscape, and a Confederate monument in front of the Bolivar County Court House in Cleveland, Mississippi. The courthouse features arched windows and an arched entrance, a tower on the right front corner, and a short tower on the left front corner. The title of the card is printed along the top edge of the card. The back of the postcard is addressed to Miss Lottie Gun[?] in Carmi, Illinois. Postmark is unreadable. An inscription is written on the left side of the card. [see transcription field] There is visible water damage and tearing on the front and back of the card.

Transcription

Cleveland, Miss. 3-13-10 Dear Lottie, This leaves all well and hope it will find all of you the same. Did not get the job at A[?] . Tell Granny it has been two years tomorrow the 14th since I have seen here, but hope it will not be another. We are having some fine weather here at preent. Hopeing to see you all before long. Ch[?] [sic]

Publication Date

1910

Time Period

1910-1919

Subjects

Postcards; Courthouses

Keywords

Courthouses; Cleveland, MS

Geographic Location

Cleveland, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1910-03-13_Postcard-Cleveland-Court-House_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, Mississippi Delta 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

Winter Scene Around Court House, Cleveland, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University