East Central Mississippi Region

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This postcard features a black and white image of the buildings and grounds of the Industrial Institute and College in Columbus, Mississippi. the edge of a multistory building is seen on the left edge of the image, a white building is seen behind a thick stand of trees in the center of the image, and bushes and trees are seen on the left side of the image. The title of the card is printed in the upper left of the image. The back of the card is addressed to Miss Annie Tate Jenkins in Crystal Springs, Mississippi. The card is postmarked twice: Columbus, Miss., January 21, 1908 and Crystal Springs, Miss., January 22, 1908. 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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Fannie sends love. Dear Annie Tate--I appreciae your card ever so much. We are having some real wintery weather in Columbus now. I firmly believe it is going to snow and wouldn't that be fine? Hope you are progressing nicely in your studies. With Love, [M?]

Publication Date

1908

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; Women's colleges

Keywords

Columbus, MS

Geographic Location

Columbus, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard: b&w

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1908-01-21_Postcard-Columbus-White-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.

View, White House, Mississippi I. I. and C., (Industrial Institute and College) Columbus, Mississippi

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