Blue Mountain Female College as Seen From a Distance

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This postcard features a black and white image of the buildings on the Blue Mountain Female College campus as seen from a distance. Eight or so buildings of varying sizes are pictured with trees behind them. The title of the card is printed below the bottom edge of the card and an inscription is written beneath it. The back of the card is addressed to Miss Rosa Moddy in Crystal Springs, Mississippi. The card is postmarked Blue Mountain, Miss., December 16, 1907 and Crystal Springs, Miss., December 17. A green, one cent Benjamin Franklin postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner. "Lila Moody" is signed below a brief paragraph in the lower left corner advertising Blue Mountain College.

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The pictures came this morning. We were so happy to get them. You sure were sweet to do that for us. G told Alma that Mama had been sick Is it true? Hope she is better by this time. Hear of Miller Lockwood. What was the cause of his death. Write soon [on the right edge] My love to each of you [sic]

Publication Date

1907

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; Private universities and colleges; Christian universities and colleges

Keywords

Female colleges; Private colleges; Blue Mountain, MS

Geographic Location

Blue Mountain, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1907-12-16_Postcard-Blue-Mount-College_001

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Manuscripts Unit, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Postcard/Photographs, Box 4, Northeast 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

Blue Mountain Female College as Seen From a Distance, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University