Buildings around Port Gibson, Mississippi

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Description

This postcard features black and white images of five buildings or places from around Port Gibson, Mississippin including, clockwise from the top left, the Claiborne County courthouse, the Presbyterian Church, Chamberlain Hunt Academy, Port Gibson Female College, and the Episcopal Church. "Port Gibson, Miss" is printed in the upper right edge of the card and an inscription is written sideways on the right edge of the card and wraps up to the top right edge. The back of the card is addressed to Mr. Loui Switzer in Vicksburg, Mississippi. The card is postmarked Port Gibson, Miss., September 7, 1907 and two green, one cent Benjamin Franklin postage stamps are placed in the upper right corner.

Transcription

A bunch of good wishes for you and that which you wish your self Seala [sic]

Publication Date

1907

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; Church buildings; Private universities and colleges; Academies (Private schools)

Keywords

churches; courthouses; academies; female colleges; Port Gibson, MS

Geographic Location

Port Gibson, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1907-09-07_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 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

Buildings around Port Gibson, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University