A Residence, Meridian, Mississippi

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Description

This postcard features a color illustration of a German style house in Meridian, Mississippi. The house is two stories with a gabled roofline, a wrap-around porch lined by railings and supported by four thin columns. A second floor balcony on the front and side of the house is lined by short railings and the balcony door and windows have diamond frames. Decorative cross beams are on the face of the second story and chimneys are each end of the house. Bushes are on either side of the sidewalk in front of the house and child is depicted as standing on the sidewalk between them. The title of the card is printed in the upper left of the image. The back of the card is addressed to Mrs. C. B. Armistead in Bogalivea, Louisiana. The card is postmarked Meridian, Miss., June 30, 1910. An inscription is written on the left half of the card. [see transcription field]

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Mama is [??] her ordeal [??] sitting fine of course is somewhat nervous but feels fine considering what she went through with your letters etc received this [?] so glad to hear from you--mama says to tell papa and the boys it is time she was hearing from them hug Chas Love to all and all well--Sister [sic] [several words are too faded to read]

Publication Date

1910

Publisher

S. H. Kress and Co.

Time Period

1910-1919

Subjects

Postcards; Residences

Keywords

houses; Meridian, MS

Geographic Location

Meridian, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1910-06-30_Postcard-Residence-Meridian_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

A Residence, Meridian, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University