First National Bank, Hattiesburg, Mississippi

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Description

This postcard features a black and white image of the First National Bank in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, a three story building with some arched window and entrance details, dentil molding along the roof, and awnings on some of the second floor windows. The bank is connected to other buildings to the left including a furniture store. People are pictured walking the sidewalks and streets in front of the bank and horsedrawn carriages are in the street in front of the buildings on the left. Utility poles and a traffic light are visible at the street. The back of the card is addressed to Miss Annie Williamson in Meridian, Mississippi. The card is postmarked September 18, 1912 and green, one cent upside-down George Washington postage stamp. An inscription is written sideways on the left half of the card. [see transcription field]

Transcription

Dear Cousin:- I may get to go to see you all during the fair I am not sure yet if I can go to the fair or not I will let you know if I go. What are you doing these days? It is raining some here. Well ans Love your coz--Walter S [sic]

Publication Date

1912

Publisher

Souvenir Post Card Co., New York

Time Period

1910-1912

Subjects

Postcards; Bank buildings

Keywords

banks; bank buildings; Hattiesburg, MS

Geographic Location

Hattiesburg (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1912-09-18_Postcard-First-Ntnl-Bank-Hattiesburg_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

First National Bank, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University