A Campus View, Blue Mountain College, Blue Mountain, Mississippi

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Description

This postcard features a black and white image of a campus view of Blue Mountain College in Blue Mountain, Mississippi. Five multistory buildings are pictured circling an open field as seen through several trees. The title of the card is printed along the bottom edge of the card. The back of the postcard is addressed to Mr. Omar Regan in Kennett, Missouri. The card is postmarked Blue Mountain, Miss. though the date is too faded to read. Two green, one cent George Washington postage stamps are placed sideways on the upper right corner of the card. An inscription is written sideways on the left half of the card. [see transcription field]

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Dear Omar: For goodness sakes don't forget how to make cakes--(or do you work in the Drug Store now?) for I haven't had one since first day I came here. Are you in school now--Gerty Fay [sic]

Publication Date

1906

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; Private universities and colleges; Christian universities and colleges

Keywords

private colleges; Blue Mountain College; Blue Mountain Christian University

Geographic Location

Blue Mountain, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_Postcard-Blue-Mountain-College-Campus_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

A Campus View, Blue Mountain College, Blue Mountain, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University