Pine Belt Region

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This postcard features a color image of the Brookhaven Bank in Brookhaven, Mississippi, a two story, red brick building with arched windows on the second story and awnings on all of the windows and over the entrance doors. Four chimneys are seen on the roof and dental molding is along the bottom edge of the roof. A Coca-Cola sign is visible on the building next door. The title of the card is printed along the top left. The back of the card is addressed to Mr. E. H. Sojourner in Dallas, Texas. The card is postmarked Brookhaven, Miss., July 11, 1910 and a green, one cent Benjamin Franklin postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner. An inscription is written sideways on the left half of the card. [see transcription field]

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Glad to hear from you What is doing with there in line work office work asst. Foreman in line order Foreman Write me and tell me all about it quick. I will write in day or so. J. T. N[?] Jr. 131 West Chickasaw St. Brookhaven Miss [sic]

Publication Date

1910

Time Period

1910-1919

Subjects

Postcards; Bank buildings

Keywords

banks; bank buildings; Brookhaven, MS

Geographic Location

Brookhaven, (Miss)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1910-07-11_Postcard-Brookhaven-Bank_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.

Brookhaven Bank, Brookhaven, Mississippi

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