East Central Mississippi Region
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Description
This black and white postcard features a large three story building with a tower. The building is partially obscured by trees. The title in the upper left identifies the building as "Belvirino College, 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 twice. The first postmark is for West Point, Mississippi, October 26, 1908 and the second postmark is for Hammett, Indiana, October 28, 1908. the card is inscribed and is addressed to Miss Mandi Osborn in Hamlet, Indiana.
Transcription
West Point Miss. Monday Eve Oct 26/08 This is quite a school town and they surely picked a beautiful place this is the prettyest part of the South I have been in except Fla of course. When I return I will go by New Orleans as it is about as near with best wishes and lots of happiness your friend, C P Waldo. [sic]
Publication Date
10-28-1908
Publisher
C. Edwards Company
Time Period
1900-1909
Subjects
Postcards; Colleges; West Point, MS
Geographic Location
West Point, MS
Object Type
image
Format (original)
Postcard
Format (digital)
Digital ID
MSS-837_Postcard_Belvirino-College-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
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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