Hotel Holt, West Point, Mississippi

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Description

This postcard features Hotel Holt, a three story hotel in West Point, Mississippi. A Coca-Cola mural is on the side of the building, each floor has a front balcony and a sign reading "The New Holt" is pictured hanging from the third floor balcony. The windows on the left side of the building are arched and the roof line has some arched detail in the center. Utility poles are across the street on the left and horse drawn carriages are pictured on the street in front. The title for the card is printed sideways on the right edge of the card. The back of the card is addressed to W. R. Harrison, Jr. in Kirkwood. A green, one cent Benjamin Franklin postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner and an inscription is written on the left half of the card. [see transcription field]

Transcription

January 22, 1908 Robb I will be home Friday night 24th will be glad to see you PaPa [sic]

Publication Date

1908

Publisher

MacGowan Cooke Printing Co., Chattanooga, Tenn.

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; Hotels

Keywords

hotels; West Point, MS

Geographic Location

West Point, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1908-07-22_Postcard-Hotel-Holt-WP_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

Hotel Holt, West Point, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University