Residence of Private John Allen, Tupelo, Mississippi

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Description

This postcard features a color illustration of the two story residence of Private John Allen in Tupelo, Mississippi. The house is depicted as having a long front porch with a second story balcony above it. The right end of the front porch is rounded. Three trees ate spaced in front of the house. The title of the card is printed along the top right of the image. The back of the postcard is addressed to Mr. E. L. Simmons in Memphis, Tennessee. The card is postmarked Tupelo, Mississippi, February 25, 1909 and a green, one cent Benjamin Franklin postage stamp is placed in the upper right of the card. An inscription on the left half of the card reads "Love to you and NL. E

Publication Date

1909

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; Houses

Geographic Location

Tupelo, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1909-02-25_Postcard-Private-John-Allen-Residence_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, 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

Residence of Private John Allen, Tupelo, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University