Camp Shelby (Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center (CSJFTC))

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Description

This black and white picture postcard features an infantry band in uniform lined up in a semi-circle with their instruments. The title along the top reads "'Kentucky' 149th Inf Band, Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg, Miss." The back of the postcard identifies the item as a postcard and provides indication for postage stamp placement. The card is postmarked Jersey City, New Jersey June 10, 1918. The card is inscribed and is addressed to Mrs. Rose Nelson

Transcription

June 7th, 1918 Dear Grandma--I thought I would just drop you a few lines tonight just to let you know we arrived here all O.K. My new address is [address numbers omitted] Camp Meritt, New Jersey. Will write more later.

Publication Date

6-10-1918

Time Period

1910-1919

Subjects

Postcards; Picture postcards; Hattiesburg, MS; Military Training Camps--United States; Camp Shelby (MS); Military bands

Geographic Location

Hattiesburg, MS; Camp Shelby, MS; Jersey City, NJ

Object Type

image

Format (original)

Postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MSS_837_Postcard_"╜Kentucky"╜-149th-Inf-Band-Camp-Shelby-Hattiesburg_001

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Manuscripts Division, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Camp Shelby

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.

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