Hotel Hattiesburg In Black and White, Pine and Mobile Streets, Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Authors

Files

Contributor

Henley, D. B.

Description

This black and white postcard features a five story, brick hotel that is split into two towers with a two story lobby between the towers. The title in a column on the right side of the card reads "Hotel Hattiesburg, Pine and Mobile Streets, Hattiesburg, Mississippi." An inscription is written beneath the title and the photographer is named in the bottom right corner. The back of the postcard identifies the item as a postcard and provides indication for correspondence placement. A green one cent postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner and the card is postmarked twice. The first postmark is for Hattiesburg, Mississippi, November 28, 1907 and the second postmark is for Galion, Ohio, November 30, 1907. The card is inscribed and is addressed to Miss Estalla Schule in Galion, Ohio.

Transcription

[back of the postcard] Am taking things easy today is a bad day raining and nothing doing how are you all received overcoat all ok William [sic] [front of the postcard] Let me hear from you once in a while.

Publication Date

11-28-1907

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; Hotels; Hattiesburg, MS

Geographic Location

Hattiesburg, MS

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MSS_837_Postcard_Hotel-Hattiesburg-Pine-&-Mobile-Streets-Hattiesburg-Miss-Writing_001

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Manuscripts Division, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Hattiesburg Sub-Collection

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

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