Court House, Greenwood, Mississippi

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Description

This postcard features a color illustration of the Leflore County, Mississippi Courthouse in Greenwood, Mississippi. The courthouse is depicted as a two story building with four tall columns across the front entrance and a two story dome clock tower. the title of the card is printed along the top of the image. The back of the postcard is addressed to Miss Nellie McKenzie in Moultrie, Georgia. The postmark is unreadable as it was stamped over the image of peacock in the center of the card. An inscription is written sideways and upside down on the left half of the card. [see transcription field]

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4 pm Saturday Just had a good nap. I enjoy my autorider but "oh you cash" Rec'd your card this a.m. [?] have been delighted to have your day in Pecan City. Do I remember the night of the 8th at two o'clock? You mean the morning of the 9th, don't you? I'll never hear you sing "He Lifted Me" We may have oepn our meeting on this corner house too. Take good care of mother and sister. Sincerely Earl N [sic]

Publication Date

1919

Publisher

H. A. Hoffman, Greenville, Miss.

Time Period

1910-1919

Subjects

Postcard; Courthouses

Keywords

courthouses; Greenwood, MS

Geographic Location

Greenwood, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1919-06-18_Postcard-Greenwood-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, Greenwood, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University