King's Daughters Home, Greenville, Mississippi

Authors

Files

Contributor

Bradely

Description

This black and white picture postcard features a large brick or stone building with a front gable, two story bay windows on each end, three visible chimneys, six white columns along the front porch, and small carport on the right end. A fence runs in front of the building. A plaque beneath the front gable reads "Kings Daughters Home". The date, Feb 12--1910, is handwritten along the bottom edge and the photographer information is named in the upper left corner. The title along the bottom of the image identifies the house as "'Kings Daughters Home', Greenville, Miss." 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 Greenville, Mississippi, February 12, 1910. The card is inscribed and is addressed to Miss Leah Cassell in Jacksonville, Illinois.

Transcription

Feb. 12, --1910 Dear Leah Had a great time today on the plantation off to Vicksburg tomorrow, be in N. O about Tues. or Wed. hope to hear from you. Okay keep well an have a good time love Mama [sic]

Publication Date

2-12-1910

Publisher

The Rotograph Co.

Time Period

1910-1919

Subjects

Postcards; Picture postcards; Hospitals; Greenville, MS

Geographic Location

Greenville, MS

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MSS-837_Postcard_Kings-Daughters-Home-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