East Central Mississippi Region

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Description

This picture postcard features a black and white image of an older man in a dark suit and tie seated on an ornate bench while holding a small child who is wearing a white dress or christening gown. "AJ and Jack" is written in blue ink below the image. The back of the card is addressed to Miss Ethel E. Peck in Los Angeles, California. The card is postmarked Meridian, Mississippi, January 4, 1908 and a green, one cent Benjamin Franklin postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner. An inscription is written on the left half of the card. [see transcription field]

Transcription

Dear Cousin: Your P/C rced. Thanks. I was sick in bed Christmas day with Grippe but OK now. But have been busy with annual Reports of Shrine Company [?] Chapter and Compliments of the season. Lots of love Andrew J. Pick

Publication Date

1908

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; Picture postcards

Keywords

photograph postcards

Geographic Location

Meridian, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard: b&w

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1907-12-23_Postcard-Bartatavia-Canning-Co_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.

AJ and Jack, a Photograph Postcard

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