East Central Mississippi Region

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Description

This postcard features a sepia toned photograph of a multilevel house surrounded by trees. The windows of the house have decorative lattice and there is a left entrance and a front entrance, both with a short set of steps leading the landing or porch. The back of the postcard is addressed to Mrs. George J. Moery in North Haven, Connecticut. The card is postmarked Columbus, Miss., February 23, 1909 and a green, once 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

My cousins house where the five little [?] live. I trust this 23rd of February finds you much improved in health and body. How I wish it was in my power to be of some use to your dear self. Love as [?] E. B.

Publication Date

1909

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; Houses

Keywords

houses

Geographic Location

Columbus, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard: b&w

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1909-02-23_Postcard-Old-House-Sepia_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.

Multilevel House, Columbus, Mississippi

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