Meridian Female College and Conservatory of Music, Meridian, Mississippi

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Description

This postcard features a color illustration of a building at the Meridian Female College in Meridian, Mississippi. The building is depicted as a four story structure or pink brick and a cream colored bell tower with a flag on top. A long sidewalk leads to the front entrance and trees are on the grounds. The image of J. W. Beeson, the college president, is in an oval in the upper left corner. The title of the card is printed beside the image of Beeson and text advertising the college is beneath the bottom edge of the image. The back of the card is addressed to Miss Irene Smith in Griffis, Kentucky. The card is postmarked Meridian, Miss., December 7, 1907 and a green, one cent Benjamin Franklin postage stamp is placed 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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We have only a few vacancies and will make you a special offer until these are filled. Very low rates after xmas. This is the very place for you. A chance of getting into the best college for girls in the land at a very small cost. Write for particulars immediately before all places are taken. J. W. Beeson Meridian, Miss.

Publication Date

1907

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; Women's colleges

Keywords

women's colleges

Geographic Location

Meridian, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard: b&w

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1907-12-07_Postcard-Meridian-Female-College_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

Meridian Female College and Conservatory of Music, Meridian, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University