Courthouse, Tallahatchie County, Charleston, Mississippi

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Description

This postcard features a black and white image of the Tallahatchie County courthouse in Charleston, Mississippi, a two story building with arched window moldings, three visible chimneys and a domed clock tower in the center of the roof. The courthouse is enclosed behind a chain link fence with trees and bushes on the lawn. The title of the card is printed along the bottom edge of the card. The back of the card is addressed to Miss Lulu J. Wallace in Fr. Wayne, Indiana. The card is postmarked Charleston, Mississippi, January 9, 1908 and Fort Wayne, Indiana, January 10, 1908. A green, one cent Benjamin Franklin postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner. An inscription is written on the left half of the card. [see transcription field]

Transcription

Received your letter and will write soon. Charlie will be in K. C. tonight. He was called there by the severe illness of his father, who is not expected to live. This is the only post card of this place. Daisy [sic]

Publication Date

1908

Publisher

C. W. Leggett, Charleston, Miss.

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; Courthouses

Keywords

courthouses; courthouse buildings; Tallahatchie County, MS

Geographic Location

Charleston (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1908-01-10_Postcard-Tallahatchie-Co-Charleston_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

Courthouse, Tallahatchie County, Charleston, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University