Southwest Mississippi Region

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Description

This postcard features five black and white images of buildings in Port Gibson, Mississippi. Clockwise from top left are the Claiborne County Courthouse, the Presbyterian church, Chamberlain-Hunt Academy, the Episcopal Church, and Port Gibson Female College. The courthouse is a two story building with a tall dome in the center of the roof. The Presbyterian church is a one story building with a bell tower topped with a tall steeple. Chamberlain-Hunt Academy is a large, three story building with a second two story building to the right, both of which are partially obscured by trees on the lawn in front. The Episcopal Church is a one story building with a tower on the far right corner though most of the church is obscured by a large, leafy tree in front. Port Gibson Female College is a two story building with a cupola in the center of the roof and trees on either side. The title of the card is printed in the upper right corner. The back of the card is addressed to Mrs. H. G. Rucker in Natchez, Mississippi and is postmarked Port Gibson, Mississippi, May 29, 1908. A green, one cent Benjamin Franklin postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner and an inscription is written on the left half of the card. [see transcription field]

Transcription

Your card rec'd this a m, sent by express G's dress etc, Ruth is doing very well now, in bed yet, taking broths only, hope she'll be up soon as I am so tired. I feel quite crzy at times. Strange you didn't hear form Genevieve I thought she wrote you oftener than she did us. Will write a letter as soon as I get normal again. M. S. F [sic]

Publication Date

1908

Time Period

1900-1910

Subjects

Postcards; Universities and colleges; Church buildings; Private schools

Keywords

courthouses; churches; Chamberlain-Hunt Academy; Port Gibson Female College; colleges; Presbyterians; Episcopalians; academies

Geographic Location

Port Gibson (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1908-01-11_Postcard-Port-Gibson_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.

Port Gibson, Mississippi

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