East Central Mississippi Region

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Description

This postcard features a color illustration of the six story Columbus Insurance and Banking Co. building in Columbus, Mississippi. The title of the card is beneath the bottom edge of the image. The back of the card is addressed to Mr. Leo Stern in Montgomery, Alabama. The card is postmarked Columbus, Miss., July 20, 1908 and a red, two cent George Washington 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

Am looking forward to a good time as the encampment is coming on Aug 4th Was so sorry to hear Anita that you had been sick. Ho, I am not enjohing wol breezes now, but hope to be in a few weeks. Have just returned from some little trips. [sic]

Publication Date

1908

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; Bank buildings

Geographic Location

Columbus, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard: b&w

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1908-07-02_Postcard-Columbus-Insurance-Banking_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.

The Columbus Insurance and Banking Co. 1852-1908 Columbus, Mississippi

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