Two Story House, Meridian, Mississippi

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Description

This postcard features a sepia toned image of a two story house with white columns on the porch and second floor balcony, a gabled roofed and two dormers. A stone retaining wall with decorative posts is in front of the porch. Trees are in front of the house, partially obscuring it from view. An inscription is written on the right edge of the card. The back of the card is addressed to Mrs. L. M Stineheart in Demopolis, Alabama. The card is postmarked Meridian, Mississippi, July 13, 1908 and a green, one cent Benjamin Franklin postage stamp is placed upside down in the upper right corner. An inscription is written on the left half of the card. [see transcription field]

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[from the back] Dear [?] Your postal to hand and so glad to hear from you. Not a line from Fannie since she left Mobile this isn't like F. And so anxious to hear. [from the front] Linny went by hi way of [?] hi [??] am so anxious to hear from him as he wasn't feeling well when he left. Love from Aunt Caroline [sic]

Publication Date

1908

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; Houses

Keywords

houses; Meridian, MS

Geographic Location

Meridian, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1908-07-13_Postcard-Two-Story-House_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

Two Story House, Meridian, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University