Pine Belt Region
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Description
This postcard features a color illustration of a three story, red brick high school in Laurel, Mississippi. The school buildings has arched entrances and two dormers on the front of the roof. A tree is visible near the back left corner of the building and a tree is visible on the right front with a utility pole beside it. A girl in a peach blouse and blue skirt is pictured standing on the path in front of the building. The title of the card is printed in red in the upper right of the image. The back of the card is addressed to Miss Clella Logne in Firstfork Pennsylvania. The card is postmarked Laurel, Mississippi, June 5, 1908 and a green, one cent Benjamin Franklin postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner. An inscription is written on the left half of the card. [see transcription field]
Transcription
may 8/08 Dear C I got your letters and I wrote to Mamma We are all well but I am just buisy trying to get ready to go home I hope dear Mama is better. Write to me soon Love to all E. M. B. [sic]
Publication Date
1908
Time Period
1900-1909
Subjects
Postcards; School buildings
Keywords
high schools; Laurel, MS
Geographic Location
Laurel, (Miss.)
Object Type
image
Format (original)
postcard
Format (digital)
Digital ID
MFM_MSS_837_1908-05-08_Postcard-Laurel-High-School_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, 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
Laurel High School, Laurel, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University