Nine Story Forrest Hotel, Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Authors

Files

Contributor

C. T. Art Colortone

Description

This color postcard features a nine story brown brick and concrete hotel with blue and white striped awnings on three of the first floor windows. Early twentieth century cars are parked in front of the hotel and people are depicted as walking the sidewalk in front. A smaller building is seen behind the hotel. The title along the top of the card reads "Forrest Hotel, Hattiesburg, Miss." The back of the postcard identifies the item as a postcard and provides creator and publisher information as well as indication for correspondence, address, and postage stamp placement. "1573-30" is handwritten in pencil in the upper right of the card.

Publication Date

1900

Publisher

Levine News Agency

Time Period

1890-1949

Subjects

Postcards; Hotels; Hattiesburg, MS

Geographic Location

Hattiesburg, MS

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MSS_837_Postcard_Forrest-Hotel-Hattiesburg-Miss_001

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Manuscripts Division, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Hattiesburg Sub-Collection

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

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