Courthouse, West Point, Mississippi

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Description

This postcard features a black and white image of the two story Clay County courthouse in West Point, Mississippi . The building includes arched windows and doors and a cupola or clock tower in the center of the roof. Trees stand in front of and behind the courthouse, partially obscuring the view. A Vicksburg postmark dated, February 10, 1907, is in the top center of the image. The title of the card is printed in the top right corner beside the image and an inscription is written in the white space beneath the title. The inscription reads, "2/9/07 Hello Jewel, Will soon be home. Hope to find a letter from you. Love to Dickie and Ace. Devote, Toren." The back of the card is addressed to Miss Jewell Davis in Vicksburg, Mississippi. The card is postmarked West Point, Mississippi, February 9, 1907 and a green, one cent Benjamin Franklin postage stamp is in the top right corner of the card.

Publication Date

1907

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; Courthouses

Keywords

courthouses; West Point, MS

Geographic Location

West Point, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard: b&w

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1907-02-10_Postcard-West-Point-Court-House_001

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Manuscripts Unit, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Postcard/Photographs, Box 3, East Central Mississippi Region

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 reproduce is required.

Contact Information

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

Recommended Citation

Courthouse, West Point, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University