Mineral Springs Hotel, Iuka, Mississippi

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Description

This postcard features a color illustration of the Mineral Springs Hotel in Iuka, Mississippi, a four story, red brick building with two visible balconies and the first story below street level. A bridge leads from the street to the second story and people are on the bridge, the and both balconies. A sign for the hotel is on the side of the facade between the second and third story. A weather vein is atop the peak in the center of the roof. A three story, beige building is next to the hotel. The title of the card is printed in the upper left of the image. The back of the card is addressed to Miss Laurian Johnson in Atlanta, Georgia. The card is postmarked Iuka, Miss., June 15, 1915 and a green, one cent George Washington postage stamp is placed crookedly in the upper right corner. An inscription is written on the left half of the card. [see transcription field]

Transcription

How are you these days? Am back in Miss. again but still have a strong feeling for Atlanta. How's Rebecca? Take good care of her and don’t forget. Elia MEP Iuka, Miss. [sic]

Publication Date

1915

Publisher

The Rexall Store, Jourdans, Iuka, Miss.

Time Period

1910-1919

Subjects

Postcards; Hotel buildings

Keywords

hotels; Iuka, MS

Geographic Location

Iuka, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1915-06-15_Postcard-Mineral-Springs-Hotel-Iuka_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

Mineral Springs Hotel, Iuka, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University