Mississippi Delta Region

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This postcard features a black and white image of the Methodist Church in Silver City, Mississippi. The church is a small white structure with a bell tower in the center. The church appears to be in the middle of a rural field. The title of the card is printed beneath the image and n inscription is written to the right of the image. The back of the postcard is addressed to Mrs. O. G. Mosely in Yazoo City, Mississippi. The card is postmarked Clarks and Yazoo City RPO, October 13, 1909 and Yazoo City, Miss., Oct. 13, 1909 and a green, one cent Benjamin Franklin postage stamp is in the upper right corner. An inscription is written on the left half of the card. [see transcription field]

Transcription

Dear "Miss Pete" We've been looking for you ever since I came home, but in vain. Hurry up and come on. How is Bro. Pete? [sic]

Publication Date

1909

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; Methodist church buildings;

Keywords

churches; Silver City, MS

Geographic Location

Silver City, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1909-10-13_Postcard-Methodist-Church-Silver-City_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.

Methodist Church, Silver City, Mississippi

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