Mississippi Industrial Institute and College, Main Dormitories, Columbus, Mississippi

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Description

This black and white postcard features a series of large gothic buildings with towers, turrets on the corners of each building. Bare trees are in front of the buildings. The title along the bottom of the card identifies the location as "Mississippi Industrial Institute and College, Main Dormitories, Columbus, Miss." The back of the postcard identifies the item as a postcard and provides indication for correspondence and address placement. The postage stamp is missing from the indicated place in the upper right corner. The card is postmarked Caledonia, Mississippi, January 29, 1908. A second postmark is illegible. The card is inscribed and is addressed to Capt. B. B. L. Merrill in Norfolk, Virginia.

Transcription

Your cards were simply grand. Many [?] for them. Going to send you some pretty ones next time out first [?]. This is my building where I went to school. [?] real pretty if it was painted. Your [?] friend [?]

Publication Date

1-29-1908

Publisher

Divelbiss Book Exchange

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; Colleges and Universities; Columbus, MS

Geographic Location

Columbus, MS

Object Type

image

Format (original)

Postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MSS_837_Postcard_Mississippi-Industrial-Institute-and-College-Main-Dormitories-Columbus-Miss_001

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Manuscripts Division, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Postcard/Photographs, Box 1: Laurel Subcollection

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

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.MSState.edu.

Recommended Citation

Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection