Envelope, Hotel Cowan, Greenville, Mississippi

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Description

This envelope bears black and white illustrations of two hotel buildings. The Natchez in Natchez, Mississippi is depicted on the top left of the envelope as a five story hotel with a dome on the corner of the roof that faces the street. Hotel Cowan in Greenville, Mississippi is depicted in the lower left of the envelope as a split, split story building with a two story section between two four story section. The center illustration is of a bundle of cotton with "Hotel Cowan" printed in red ink over it. The Greenville postmarked, dated may 1, 1907 is stamped over the illustration and a red, two cent George Washington postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner of the envelope. The envelope is addressed to miss Emma Clap in E. Santa Cruz, California. A postmark for Santa Cruz, California, May 5, 1907 is on the back of the envelope.

Publication Date

1907

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Envelopes (Stationery); Hotels

Keywords

hotels; Greenville, MS; Mississippi Delta

Geographic Location

Greenville (Miss)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1907-05-01_Postcard-Hotel Cowan-Greenville_001

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Manuscripts Unit, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Postcard/Photographs, Box 5, 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

Envelope, Hotel Cowan, Greenville, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University