Camp Shelby (Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center (CSJFTC))
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Description
This color postcard features a row of uniformed men lined up with tents behind them and weapons in front of them. The title along the top reads "U. S. National Guard--Camp Shelby, Miss." A secondary title in the lower left corner reads "A Company Street at the Encampment". The back of the postcard identifies the item as a postcard and provides indication for address placement. Two green one cent postage stamps are placed in the upper right corner and the card is postmarked Hattiesburg, Mississippi December 12, 1918. The card is inscribed and is addressed to Mrs. F. Donjak
Transcription
What's the news at home? Guess we will be there anyway by Christmas. James is anxious to see the boys. How is Mr. Donjak? Love Cecile
Publication Date
12-2-1918
Time Period
1910-1919
Subjects
Postcards; Picture postcards; Hattiesburg, MS; Military Training Camps--United States; Camp Shelby (MS)
Geographic Location
Hattiesburg, MS; Camp Shelby, MS
Object Type
image
Format (original)
Postcard
Format (digital)
Digital ID
MSS_837_Postcard_U.S.-National-Guard-Camp-Shelby-Hattiesburg-Miss-Formation_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.
Recommended Citation
Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University