Buildings on the Meridian College, Meridian, Mississippi

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Description

This postcard features three color images of buildings on the Meridian College Campus in Meridian, Mississippi. The building in the top left is the Administration building at Meridian Woman's College, Meridian, Mississippi, a large three story building with a rotunda and a cupola on the roof. It is described as a "Safe home for Girls" and "the Largest Private College in the South." The building on the top right is the Administration building of the Meridian Male College in Meridian, Mississippi, a four story, brick building with a tower on each end and long driveway up front. The bottom image is of the Conservatory of Music, Meridian, Mississippi and the title below it says to "Write for Catalog." The title for each card is printed in red ink on the bottom edge of each image. The back of the card is addressed to Miss Martie Butler in Pleasant Hill, Louisiana. The card is postmarked Meridian, Mississippi, September 3, 1909 and green, one cent Benjamin Franklin postage is placed in the upper right corner. An inscription is written sideways on the left half of the card and parts of the inscription is lost due to damage. [see transcription field]

Transcription

Dear Friend: Do you still want a place in the serving room? Let me know immediately as all places are nearly taken Miss [?] recommends you [?] be here by the [?] Very truly J. W. Beason

Publication Date

1909

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; Private Universities and colleges

Keywords

private colleges; Meridian College; Meridian, MS

Geographic Location

Meridian, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1909-09-03_Postcard-Bldgs-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

Buildings on the Meridian College, Meridian, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University