Court House, Clarksdale, Mississippi

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Description

This postcard features a color illustration of the Coahoma County courthouse in Clarksdale, Mississippi, red brick, two three story building with a rounded clock tower on the left front corner. Trees are depicted in the front lawn of the courthouse, partially obscuring it from view. A man is depicted standing on the front steps. The title of the card is printed on the upper left of the image. The back of the postcard is addressed to Miss Lizbet Boghs in Louisville, Illinois. The card is postmarked March 4, 1914 and a green, one cent George Washington postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner. An inscription is written on the left half of the card. [see transcription field]

Transcription

Greeenville Just got in 830 PM. They say this is a nice town but what I have seen of it after night don't look very nice [sic]

Publication Date

1914

Time Period

1910-1919

Subjects

Postcards; Courthouses

Keywords

Courthouses; Clarksdale, MS; Mississippi Delta

Geographic Location

Clarksdale, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1914-03_Postcard-Clarksdale-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

Court House, Clarksdale, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University