Convalescent Cottages at Hospital for Insane, Meridian, Mississippi

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Description

This postcard features a color illustration of the Convalescent cottages at the mental health hospital in Meridian, Mississippi. The cottage on the left is a three story, red brick structure. Other red brick structures are partially obscured by leafy green trees. The title of the card is printed along the bottom of the image. The back of the postcard is addressed to Prof. A. G. West in San Antonio, Texas. The card is postmarked Meridian, Mississippi, June 17, 1909 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]

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Jun 17 1909 Prof. West I received your pretty card and was glad to hear from you. I would have wrote sooner but had to wait till mother send your address. I am having a fine time and don't know when I will be at home. Lydia Koch

Publication Date

1909

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; Psychiatric hospitals

Keywords

mental institutions

Geographic Location

Meridian, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard: b&w

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1909-06-17_Postcard-Convalescent-Cottages_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

Convalescent Cottages at Hospital for Insane, Meridian, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University