Mississippi Delta Region
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Description
This color postcard features a bird's eye view of a large hotel with colorful windows. Trees and streets surround the hotel and a vertical sign is in the right corner of the lot that reads "Downtowner Motor Inn." The back of the postcard identifies the item as a postcard and provides publisher information as well as indication for postage stamp placement. The description in the upper left reads "Downtowner Motor Inn Washington near Poplar Greenville, Mississippi Combined advantages of Motel and Hotel facilities in a downtown location. 101 Spacious Rooms--Free T. V.--Swimming Pool--Free Parking--Free Wire Reservations to Many Other Downtowner Motor Inns. For the finest in accommodations Phone 335-2661." A logo for the inn and triple A is also in the upper left corner on either side of the description.
Publication Date
1960
Publisher
Colourpicture Publishers, Inc.
Time Period
1960-1969
Subjects
Postcards; Inns; Greenville, MS
Geographic Location
Greenville, MS
Object Type
image
Format (original)
postcard
Format (digital)
Digital ID
MSS-837_Postcard_Downtowner-Motor-Inn_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