First Baptist Church, Hattiesburg, Mississippi

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Description

This postcard features a black and white image of the First Baptist Church in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The church sits on the corner of a street and features curved windows and doorways and a tower on the front corner. The title of the card is printed along the top of the image and inscription is written sideways across the sky in the image. The back of the card is addressed to Mrs. Sojourner in Slidell, Louisiana and is postmarked twice: Hattiesburg, Miss., September 28, 1907 and Hattiesburg, Miss. September 29, 1907. A green, once cent Benjamin Franklin postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner and an inscription is written sideways on the left half of the card. [See transcription field]

Transcription

[front] Got your postal yesterday. Perhaps I will understand some things someday. [back] Having a great time today. I've just ["come" is marked through] been to train with Miera. Wish it had been me going to Sllidell instead. We're going to Matinee. [?] N.

Publication Date

1907

Publisher

Souvenir Post Card Co., New York, NY

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; Churches, Baptist; Baptist church buildings

Keywords

churches; baptist churches; Hattiesburg, MS

Geographic Location

Hattiesburg, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1907-09-29_Postcard-First-Baptist-Church_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, Pine Belt 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

First Baptist Church, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University