Courthouse, Lowndes County, Columbus, Mississippi

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Description

This postcard features a black and white image of the Lowndes County Courthouse in Columbus, Mississippi. The courthouse features a tall clock tower on the left end of the building, a set of wide stairs to the entrance, and four white columns frame the center door. Other buildings and trees can be seen behind the courthouse. A faded postmark is visible near the bottom of the image. The title of the image is printed beneath the bottom edge of the image. The back of the postcard is addressed to Mrs. J. S. Corkey in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The card is postmarked Columbus, Mississippi, Aug. 9, 1907 and a green, one cent Benjamin Franklin postage stamp is in the upper right corner of the card. An inscription is written on the left half of the card. [See transcription field.]

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Dear Zadia: I will write later, am awful busy. Address-Meridian Female Colleg in Meridian Miss. Your loving Friend, Ida D.

Publication Date

1907

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; Courthouses

Keywords

Courthouses; Columbus, MS

Geographic Location

Columbus, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard: b&w

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1907-08-09_Postcard-Lowdnes-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, Lowndes County, Columbus, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University