The Hotel Hattiesburg, Hattiesburg, Mississippi

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Description

This postcard features a black and white image of a corner street view of the Hotel Hattiesburg in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, a five story brick hotel building with white moldings. The hotel is divided into to tall sections separated by a two story ornate main entrance. The title of the card is printed along the upper right edge of the card. An inscription is written in the white edge on the right of the card and on the left half on the back of the card. [see transcription field] The back of the card is addressed to Lula K. Wright in Oliver Springs, Tennessee though the card bears on evidence of having been mailed.

Transcription

[front of the card] I stoped here last week over night when I was down in the Southern part of this state [sic] [back of the card] Aug 1st I hope this willfind you well once more and living for the futer. I will call you form Chattenooga someday next week. L. [sic]

Publisher

Souvenier Post Card Co., New York

Subjects

Postcards; Hotel buildings

Keywords

hotels; Hattiesburg, MS

Geographic Location

Hattiesburg, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_Postcard-Hotel-Hattiesburg-Inscribed-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

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