Hotel Simmons, Winona, Mississippi

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Description

This postcard features a black and white image of Hotel Simmons in Winona, Mississippi, a two story building with with trimmed windows and a portico in front. A sign reading "Hotel Simmons" is on top of the roof. Snow covers the ground, trees, and the top of the car parked across from the hotel. The title of the card is printed across the top edge of the card. "Air cooled--Steam heat" is printed on the bottom left edge and "Fred W. Parker, Owner and Manager" is printed on the right edge. The back of the card is addressed to Miss M. Boesel in Chicago, Illinois. The card is postmarked Winona, Miss., July 12, 1940 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

7-18-40 Dear Millie Am on my way to Memphis Expect to be in there for dinner tonight. Will be pulling into Chi Sat. night. K. [sic]

Publication Date

1940

Publisher

E. C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee, Wis.

Time Period

1940-1949

Subjects

Postcards; Hotel buildings

Keywords

hotels; hotel buildings; Mississippi Delta; Winona, MS

Geographic Location

Winona, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1940-07-18_Postcard-Hotel-Simmons-Winona_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

Hotel Simmons, Winona, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University