Scenic South Magazine Photographs
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Contributor
King, Emmett L.
Description
This black and white photograph features a three story brick house with ivy or wisteria growing along the eaves of the second story. A smaller building is attached to the left of the house with sign hanging from a pole on the sidewalk in front of it. An iron fence runs along ehte front of the building and house. A typed label on the back of the photograph provides the name of the house and describes the architectural style as being "typical creole". The house overlooks the Mississippi River in a section of Natchez, Mississippi. The photographer's name is inkstamped on the edge. The information on the typed label is also handwrittin along the top edge.
Publication Date
2-27-1946
Publisher
Scenic South Magazine
Time Period
1940-1944
Subjects
Historic buildings
Geographic Location
Natchez, (Miss.)
Object Type
image
Format (original)
photograph: b&w
Format (digital)
Digital ID
MFM_MSS_837_1946-02-27_Photograph-Bontura_001
Source
Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Archives and Special Collections, Manuscripts unite, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Postcard/Photographs, Scenic South Magazine Subcollection, Bontura House, Natchez, Mississippi
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
Bontura House, Natchez, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University