The Commercial Bank and Trust Co., Laurel, Mississippi

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Description

This postcard features a color illustration of the Commercial Bank and Trush Co. in Laurel, Mississippi, a two story building with a front corner tower entrance. Three white columns are at the corner entrance and the name of the bank is lettered above them in the curve of the brick. People are depicted standing on the sidewalk in front of the bank and other business are in the buildings attached on either side. The title of the card is printed in red in the upper left of the image. The back of the card is addressed to Mrs. H. Snyder in Deemir, Mississippi. The card is postmarked Laurel, Mississippi, December 19, 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]

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Hello: How are getting along these cold days? I'm having a good time guess I will go out home today V. W. [sic]

Publication Date

1908

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; Bank buildings

Keywords

Banks; bank buildings; Laurel, MS

Geographic Location

Laurel (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1908-12-19_Postcard-Commercial-Bank_Laurel_001

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Manuscripts Unit, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Postcard/Photographs, Box 5, 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 Commercial Bank and Trust Co., Laurel, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University