First Methodist Church, West Point, Mississippi

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Description

This black and white postcard features a gothic style church with a tower on the right corner entrance and a shorter tower on the left corner entrance. Arched stained glass windows are throughout. People are on the entrance steps and trees are beside and behind the church. The title in the upper right reads "First Methodist Church, West Point, Miss." The back of the postcard identifies the item as a postcard and provides publisher information. A green one cent postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner and the card is postmarked Trebloc, Mississippi, November 16, 1948. The card is inscribed and is addressed to Miss Margaret Lavender in Fernbank, Alabama.

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Nov. 13 -48 Hi Kid, Hows everything with you by now? All ok here. My girls are in school. Guess you are too. How's Ouida and Wilma? Also Sonny? Tell them I said hello. I spent Sun. with Mama and Bertie. Made some quince preserves last night. Sure are good. Why don't you come sometime. I'd be so glad to have you by now. Be sweet. Write your cousin. Loudia [sic]

Publication Date

11-16-1948

Publisher

Curt Teich and Co.

Time Period

1940-1949

Subjects

Postcards; Churches--Methodist; West Point, MS

Geographic Location

West Point, MS

Object Type

image

Format (original)

Postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MSS-837_Postcard_First-Methodist-Church-West-Point-Miss_001

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Manuscripts Division, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Postcard/Photographs, Box 2: West Point 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