Filmore Street Business Section, Corinth, Mississippi

Authors

Files

Contributor

C. and E. Mitchell

Description

This color postcard features a dirt street with buildings and utility poles on either side. The front building on the right has signs for H. M. McAmis Drug Co., Cigars and Soda Water on the side of the facade. A sign for "Board and lodging for one dollar a day" hangs from the balcony on the front building on the left. "Filmore Street Business Section, Corinth, Miss." is in the upper right of the card. The back of the postcard identifies the item as a postcard and provides printer information. A green on cent postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner and the card is postmarked Corinth, Mississippi, August 2, 1906. The card is inscribed and is addressed to Miss Irena Phipps in Juliette, Georgia.

Transcription

Hello I am real glad you are having such a nice time. Think of me once in a while. We are have fine times since Mr. Y has gone. Mr. Coe has gone too, to he said he was going to take a little vacation but we don't know where he went some think he is not coming back Mr. Steward has charge of the school. I certainly did appreciate your card. Be good yourself and have a good time. Maggie H. [sic]

Publication Date

8-12-1906

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; Streets; Buildings; Corinth, MS

Geographic Location

Corinth, MS

Object Type

image

Format (original)

Postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MSS-837_Postcard_Filmore-Street-Business-Section-Corinth-Miss_001

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Manuscripts Division, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Postcard/Photographs, Box 2: Corinth Subcollection

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

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.MSState.edu.

Recommended Citation

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