Baptist Church, Durant, Mississippi

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Description

This postcard features a black and white image of a Baptist church in Durant, Mississippi, a one story building with arched, stained glass windows, an arched entrance and a bell tower with a tall steeple on top. A utility pole is pictured between the sidewalk and the street in front of the left end of the church. The title of the card is printed in the upper left of the image. The back of the card is addressed to Mr. J. E. Gagne in Detroit, Michigan and is postmarked Durant, Mississippi December 22, 1916. A green, one cent postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner and an inscription is written sideways on the left half of the card. [see transcription field]

Transcription

Well Frenchy hows she going these days? Working hard much? Charlie

Publication Date

1916

Publisher

Curt Tech and Co., Chicago, Ill.

Time Period

1910-1919

Subjects

Photographs; Baptist church buildings

Keywords

Baptist Churches; Durant, MS; Mississippi Delta

Geographic Location

Durant (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1916-12-27_Postcard-Baptist-Church-Durant_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

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