First Baptist Church, Greenville, Mississippi

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Description

This black and white postcard features a gothic style church with a tower at the front entrance and a steeple in the center of the roof. Arched windows with ornate moldings are throughout the church. People are walking the sidewalk in front of the church. The title in the upper right identifies the church as "First Baptist Church, Greenville, Mississippi." The back of the postcard identifies the item as a postcard and provides publisher information as well as indication for address placement. A green one cent postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner, the top of which is missing. The card is postmarked Greenville, Mississippi, May 15, 1912. The card is inscribed and addressed to Mrs. Blanche Ballinger in Memphis, Tennessee.

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5/15/12 Dear Coz: I arrived here last night on steamer--Verna Swain. Going to Benert to take [?] Come awful busy. Placed cards in 4 stores here. [?]

Publication Date

5-15-1912

Publisher

Julius Mayor

Time Period

1910-1919

Subjects

Postcards; Churches--Baptist; Greenville, MS

Geographic Location

Greenville, MS

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MSS_837_Postcard_First-Baptist-Church-Greenville-Miss_001

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Manuscripts Division, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Postcard/Photographs, Box 1: Greenville Subcollection

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

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.MSState.edu.

Recommended Citation

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