Okolona High School, Okolona, Mississippi

Authors

Files

Contributor

Ligon, R. H.

Description

This postcard features a color illustration of the Okolona High School in Okolona, Mississippi, a two story, red brick building with two large arched windows in the center of the second story and peaked roof in the center. The first floor windows are arched and basement windows can be seen on the ground level. Two trees stand in front of the building, partially obscuring it from view. The title of the card is printed along the bottom of the image and "Miss L. W. Gerhee" is written to the right of it. The back of the card is addressed to Master Billy Peters in Barnbridge, Ohio. The card is postmarked Okolona, Miss., October 21, 1912 and a green, one cent George Washington postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner. An inscription is written on the left half of the card. [see transcription field]

Transcription

Hello Billy. How are you? Are you still going to the picture show. I would love to see you and James. You must go to see James real often. Lots of Love from "James' Aunte" [sic]

Publication Date

1912

Time Period

1910-1919

Subjects

Postcards; School buildings

Keywords

school buildings; Okolona, MS

Geographic Location

Okolona, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1912-10-21_Postcard-Okolona-High-School_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

Okolona High School, Okolona, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University