Baptist Church, Vaiden, Mississippi

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Description

This postcard is a black and white image of a small Baptist church in Vaiden, Mississippi. The one story church is a clapboard building with a double door entrance and a bell tower with a tall steeple on top. Small trees are on either side of the church. The title of the card is written in white along the bottom of the image. The back of the card is addressed to Mrs. Ada Johnston in Lambert, Mississippi. the town is postmarked Vaiden, Mississippi, Dec. 28, 1910 and Lambert, Mississippi, Deber 29, 1910. A green, one cent Benjamin Franklin postage stamp is placed upside down in the upper right corner. An inscription is written on the left half of the card. [see transcription field.]

Transcription

My dear little girl, Would be so golad to visit you. Hope you had a marry xmas, and wish you a happy new year. A. V. A. [sic]

Publication Date

1910

Time Period

1910-1919

Subjects

Postcards; Baptist church buildings

Keywords

Baptist churches; Vaiden, MS

Geographic Location

Vaiden, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1910-12-28_Postcard-Baptist-Church-Vaiden_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

Baptist Church, Vaiden, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University