Kings Tavern Oldest House in Mississippi

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Description

This postcard features a black and white image of the historic Kings Tavern, a two story house with a long front porch and a chimney on the left end. Trees, a fence, and a utility pole are seen in front of and beside the house. The text printed sideways on the right of the image reads "Kings Tavern Oldest House in Mississippi Over Two Hundres Years Old First Tavern on Natchez Trace. Has been Under Six Flags." "FIrst Indian Runner Delivered U. S. Mail" is written sideways on the back of the card near the One cent Jefferson Davis postage stamp on the upper right.

Subjects

Postcards; Historic buildings

Keywords

historic houses; Natchez, MS

Geographic Location

Natchez, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_Postcard-Kings-Tavern-Natchez_001

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Manuscripts Unit, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Postcard/Photographs, Box 4, Southwest Mississippi 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

Kings Tavern Oldest House in Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University