Interior of Cowan Hotel, Greenville, Mississippi

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Description

This black and white postcard features the interior of a hotel, including the front reception desk on the left with a man behind the desk, and a seating area on the right where men in suits are seated. Wall decor, chandeliers, moldings, and strait back chairs are depicted throughout. 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 and the card is postmarked twice. the first postmark, near the postage stamp, is for Greenville, Mississippi, March 18, 1907 and the second postmark in the lower left corner is a received stamp for Sidney, Ohio, March 20, 1907. The card is addressed to Mr. Newton Vandermark in Sidney, Ohio.

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And this is the hotel where I am stopping at. Hope you are growing better and trust your ears are not as bad as you thought. Lilamie

Publication Date

3-18-1907

Publisher

Rotograph Co.

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; Hotels; Greenville, MS

Geographic Location

Greenville, MS

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MSS-837_Postcard_Interior-of-Cowan-Hotel-Greenville-Miss_001

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Manuscripts Division, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Postcard/Photographs, Box 2: 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