Tupelo Public Schools, Tupelo, Mississippi

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Description

This postcard features a color illustration of the Tupelo public schools in Tupelo, Mississippi. The two buildings depicted are three story, red brick, with arched doorways. The building on the left is a rectangular shape and the building on the right is more of a Gothic style structure. Children are depicted on the lawn in front of the school buildings among trees and benches. The title of the card is printed along the bottom left edge of the card. The back of the postcard is addressed to Mrs. Gussie Silton, Ft. Worth, Texas. The card is postmarked Tupelo, Miss., July 25, 1932 and the remnants of a green postage stamp are on the top right corner. An inscription is written on the left half of the card. [see transcription field]

Transcription

Went to Hale Center Friday and had to go home Sunday night. Didn't have time to go to Leonard. Got here O. K. Olen

Publication Date

1932

Publisher

St. Coair Drug Co., Tupelo, Miss

Time Period

1930-1932

Subjects

Postcards; School buildings

Keywords

public schools; schools; Tupelo, MS

Geographic Location

Tupelo, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1932-07-25_Postcard-Tupelo-Public-Schools_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

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