New Albany High School, New Albany, Mississippi

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Description

This postcard features a color illustration of the side view of New Albany High School in New Albany, Mississippi, a two story building with a tower at the center of the front of the building. Trees are depicted in front of and around the building. The title of the card is printed along the bottom edge of the card. The back of the card is addressed to Miss Ivy Bell Feck in San Antonio, Texas. The date on the postmark, August 8, 1924, is the only clearly readable portion and a green, on cent Benjamin Franklin postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner. An inscription is written on the left half of the card. [see transcription field]

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Dear Ivy,--Your letter came the day before we left Sparta. Didn't have a chance to write. Left Wed. morning. Hope to be on home the first of next week. We've run into rain this afternoon and it has delayed us home. G joins me in love for youbth. Meda Thurs. [sic]

Publication Date

1924

Publisher

Auburn Post Card Mfg. Co., Auburn, Indiana

Time Period

1920-1929

Subjects

Postcards; High school buildings

Keywords

high schools; New Albany, MS

Geographic Location

New Albany, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1924-08-08_Postcard-New-Albany-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 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

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