Mississippi Delta Region

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Description

This color postcard features a temple with a dome on the roof, arched windows, and a large arched doorway. Small trees are to the side of the temple and a sidewalk runs in front and beside it. The title in the upper left identifies the temple as, "Greenville, Miss., Jewish Temple." An inscription is handwritten along the top of the card. The back of the postcard identifies the item as a postcard and provides publisher information as well as 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 1909. The month and day of the postmark is illegible. The card is inscribed and is addressed to Miss Mary Ratcliffe in Sneeds, Mississippi.

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[back of the postcard] Tuesday. I mailed the pattern yesterday. Tell cuz Mattie I sure did enjoy my day with you all. Shall expect you and Kate to be fair. Will let you [sic] [front of the postcard][?} with love to all, Lovingly, R. O. Nasson

Publication Date

1900

Publisher

Steger-Holmes, Co., Commercial Stationers

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; Jewish temples; Greenville, MS

Geographic Location

Greenville, MS

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MSS_837_Postcard_Greenville-Miss-Jewish-Temple_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.

Jewish Temple, Greenville, Mississippi

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