First Baptist Church, Brookhaven, Mississippi

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Description

This postcard features a color illustration of the First Baptist Church in Brookhaven, Mississippi, a red brick, three story, neoclassical style church. Lush, green bushes line the exterior and a wide set of steps leads up to the four door entrance. The windows are stained glass and three small dormers are on the roof. A street lamp is depicted a at the sidewalk in front of the church. The title of the card is printed along the upper right edge of the card. the back of the card is addressed to Mrs. J. W. Hicksman in Kiner, Louisiana. The postmark is not readable. A green, one cent George Washington postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner. An inscription is written sideways on the left half of the card. [see transcription field]

Transcription

Dear Linda and all hope you got home o.k. I wnet to Dr. and he looked at me like he was disappointed that I was up.I feel so much better, but can't walk much my liver gal blader kidneys and heart so you see why I stay at home. Do hope you are all o.k. and do write. Love [?] [sic]

Publisher

C. T. American Art Post Card

Subjects

Postcards; Churches, Baptist; Baptist church buildings

Keywords

Baptist Churches; Brookhaven, MS

Geographic Location

Brookhaven, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_Postcard-First-Baptist-Church-Brookhaven_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, Brookhaven, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University