Southwest Mississippi Region

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This postcard features a black and white image of the five story Natchez Hotel in Natchez, Mississippi. The corner of the building is hexagonal in shape with a balcony on the second story and curved entrances on the bottom floor. Two people are depicted as standing at the entrance. Utility poles are depicted across the street from the hotel. The title of the card is printed in the lower left of the image. The back of the card is addressed to Mr. James Heall in Montreal. The card is postmarked Mystic OUE, January 25, 1910 and a teal, one cent Canadian postage stamp is in the upper right corner. An inscription is written on the left half of the card. [see transcription field]

Transcription

Dear Father, I did not say anything about foreign paper do not bother about letter paper Do not do any more running around than you are obliged to Yours Mag [sic]

Publication Date

1910

Time Period

1910-1919

Subjects

Postcards; Hotels

Keywords

hotels; Natchez, MS

Geographic Location

Natchez (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1910-01-25_Postcard-Natchez-Hotel_001

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Manuscripts Unit, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Postcard/Photographs, Box 5, 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.

Natchez Hotel, Natchez, Mississippi

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