Greetings from Meridian College, Meridian, Mississippi

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Description

This postcard features a group of color illustrations of buildings at Meridian College, in Meridian, Mississippi within the petals of a flower with a woman wearing a mortarboard with a tassel in the center. The buildings depicted are (clockwise from top left) Science Hall Woman's College, Conservatory of Music Woman's College, Administration Building Meridian Male College, Administration Building Woman's College, and Proposed Auditorium Meridian College. The title of the card is printed in red in the lower right corner. The back of the card is addressed to Alice K. Dow in Pensacola, Florida. The card is postmarked Meridian, Miss., September 12, 1903 and a green, one cent Benjamin Franklin postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner. An inscription is typed on the left half of the card. [see transcription field]

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Am sorry that the scholarship did not reach us in time. If you find a young lady who can use one, let us know and we will send you one. With best wishes, Your friend, J. W. Beeson

Publication Date

1903

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; Private colleges

Keywords

Meridian College; Meridian, MS

Geographic Location

Meridian, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1903-09-11_Postcard-Greetings-Meridian-College_001

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Manuscripts Unit, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Postcard/Photographs, Box 4, 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

Greetings from Meridian College, Meridian, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University