Lobby, Meridian Hotel, Meridian, Mississippi

Authors

Files

Description

This postcard features a black and white image of the interior lobby of the Meridian Hotel in Meridian, Mississippi. A row of three dark chairs are pushed against a dark paneled wall and the bottom of a staircase is to the right of the chairs. The check-in desk is behind the staircase. The title of the card is beneath the bottom edge of the image. The back of the postcard is addressed to Miss Lydia Wright in Attalla, Alabama. The card is postmarked Meridian, Mississippi, June 26, 1908 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]

Transcription

Meet me on that excursion Monday eve. Be sure and find out what time it passes through as I want you all to meet some of my friends who will be on it. Yours, Frank [sic]

Publication Date

1908

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; hotels

Keywords

hotels; Meridian, MS

Geographic Location

Meridian, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard: b&w

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1908-06-26_Postcard-Meridian-Hotel-Lobby_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

Lobby, Meridian Hotel, Meridian, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University