Philadelphia Indian Hospital, Philadelphia, Mississippi

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Description

This postcard features a color image of the Philadelphia Indian Hospital in Philadelphia, Mississippi, a one story, brick building with large windows in front and a three section hip roof. The name of the hospital is lettered in white on the front picture window. A United States flag flies from a tall flagpole at the sidewalk in front of the entrance. People are pictured walking toward the entrance door. The side of a van is seen on the right edge of the image. A line about the hospital is printed in the upper left on the back of the card that reads, "Philadelphia Indian Hospital Philadelphia, Mississippi Operated for the welfare of the local Choctaw Indians."

Publisher

Scenic South Card Co., Bessemer, Ala.

Subjects

Postcards; Indians of North America

Keywords

Native Americans; Hospitals; Philadelphia, MS

Geographic Location

Philadelphia, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_Postcard-Philadelphia-Indian-Hospital_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

Philadelphia Indian Hospital, Philadelphia, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University