East Central Mississippi Region
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Description
This black and white postcard features A long two story brick building with two four story towers with United States flags on top. The lower floor of the building is covered in ivy vines. The title in the upper right reads "Agricultural Engineering Building, Mississippi State College, State College, 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 Starkville, Mississippi, May 5, 1945. The card is inscribed and is addressed to Mrs. Minnie Smith in Tuscola, Illinois.
Transcription
Starkville, Miss. May 4, 1945. My but it is cold here. Just got home. My bro [and] I took in a show. And had the best fish dinner. Fresh fish from the Gulf. My sisterinlaw is in Memphis. Come home tomorrow. I wish you could see the flowers. Roses are beautiful. We are going out for supper. Gladys. [sic]
Publication Date
5-5-1945
Publisher
E. C. Kropp Co.
Time Period
1940-1949
Subjects
Postcards; State colleges and universities; Starkville, MS
Geographic Location
Starkville, MS
Object Type
image
Format (original)
Postcard
Format (digital)
Digital ID
MSS-837_Postcard_Agricultural-Engineering-Building-Mississippi-State-College_001
Source
Mississippi State University Libraries, Manuscripts Division, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Postcard/Photographs, Box 2: Starkville 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