East Central Mississippi Region

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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.

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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)

PDF

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.

Agricultural Engineering Building, Mississippi State College, State College, Mississippi

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