Northwest Mississippi Region

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This postcard features a black and white image of the Tate County courthouse in Senatobia, Mississippi, a two story building with arched windows, white brick trim, and a clock tower. A tree stands on the left side of the courthouse and sidewalk with wood scraps beside it runs in front. The title of the card is printed along the bottom edge of the card and an inscription is written sideways on the right side of the image. The back of the card is addressed to Miss Anna May Hiflin in Flemingsburg, Kentucky. The card is postmarked Senatobia, Mississippi, July 11, 1909 and a green, one cent Benjamin Franklin postage stamp is placed in the upper right. An inscription is written sideways on the left half of the card. [see transcription field]

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[on the front] Velma and Eone left to-day to visit in Arkansas. Yes the "Northern Boundary" is all right and I see him quite often. This is familiar, isn't it? The Courthouse Christina McCormick [on the back] I was surprised to get your card. There isn't very much doing now but we had a fine time at the moonlight picnic Monday night. the Bachelor Maids keep up the social part for the girls. Love [sic]

Publication Date

1909

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; Courthouses

Keywords

courthouses; Tate County, MS; Senatobia, MS

Geographic Location

Senatobia, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1909-07-11_Postcard-Courthouse-Senatobia_001

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Manuscripts Unit, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Postcard/Photographs, Box 4, Southwest 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.

Courthouse, Senatobia, Mississippi

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