City Hall at Night, West Point, Mississippi

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Description

This postcard features a color illustration of the West Point, Mississippi City Hall depicted at night, after dark. The city hall building is a two story building with a clock tower in the center of the roof. The windows of the building are depicted as being lit from inside and the buildings attached to the city hall are also depicted as being lit from inside. Two people and a dog are depicted in the grassy area to the right of the city hall building. The title of the card is printed in the lower left edge of the image. The back of the postcard is addressed to Mr. W. F. Reuther in Bowling Green, Kentucky and an inscription is written on the left half of the card. There is no postmark or postage stamp.

Transcription

Dear Daddy--I certainly do wish I could see you. How are you getting along? How do you like Bowling Green Ky. I want you to answer my card Let's don't go back to Meridian. Your son, William [sic]

Subjects

Postcards; City halls

Keywords

city halls; West Point, MS

Geographic Location

West Point, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_Postcard-City-Hall-Night_001

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Manuscripts Unit, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Postcard/Photographs, Box 3, East Central Mississippi Region

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 reproduce is required.

Contact Information

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

Recommended Citation

City Hall at Night, West Point, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University