Mississippi Delta Region

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This color postcard features images of four banks. The top image is of Greenville Savings Bank and Trust Co. It is a tall and narrow rectangular shaped building with large columns at the front entrance. The second image is of Washington Bank, a large two story building with arched doorways at the entrance. The third image is of First National Bank, a front entrance view with four columns across the entrance and ornate molding on the front gable. The fourth image, a red brick building with arched windows and doors is unidentified. The card's title in the upper left corner reads "Four of our Leading Banks, Greenville, Miss." The three empty boxes on the card have boarders of roses and leaves. The back of the postcard identifies the item as a postcard and provides indication for correspondence and address placement. A green one cent postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner and the card is postmarked Greenville, Mississippi, January 23, 1914. The card is inscribed and is addressed to Mr. John Snork in Washington, Mississippi.

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How are all? Is Mamma coming with Lucy? Goodbye your son A. J. S. [sic]

Publication Date

1-23-1914

Time Period

1910-1909

Subjects

Postcards; Banks; Greenville, MS

Geographic Location

Greenville, MS

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MSS-837_Postcard_Four-of-our-Leading-Banks-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)

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For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.MSState.edu.

Four of our Leading Banks, Greenville, Mississippi: Greenville Savings Bank and Trust Co., Washington Bank, First National Bank, and one more which is not named.

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