Cotesworth, Carrollton, Mississippi

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Description

This postcard is a sepia toned image of Cotesworth in Carrollton, Mississippi a Greek Revival mansion the hexagonal library to the right on the south lawn. The mansion is a two story house with six two-story white columns across the front and a small, one story addition on the right end with four white columns. The hexagonal library is to the far right and has a cupola in the center of the roof and. Trees are beside the house and on either side of the library. The title of the card is printed below the bottom edge of the image. "A school for boys JBG" is written in the lower left corner. The back of the card is addressed to Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Johnson in Lambert, Mississippi. The card is postmarked Parchman, Mississippi, August 4, 1908 and a green, one cent Benjamin Franklin postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner. "Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Gilbert." is written sideways on the left edge of the card.

Publication Date

1908

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; Historic buildings

Keywords

historic schools; historic buildings; historic homes; Carrollton, Mississippi

Geographic Location

Carrollton, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1908-08-04_Postcard-Cotesworth-Carrollton_001

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Manuscripts Unit, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Postcard/Photographs, Box 4, 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

Cotesworth, Carrollton, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University