Southwest Mississippi Region
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Description
This postcard features a color illustration of the Firs National Bank in McComb, Mississippi, a two story building with arched windows and a turret on the front corner. The bottom floor is primarily glass that wraps from the corner around to the left side of the buildings. People are seen on the sidewalk and horse drawn buggies are seen on the street at the sidewalk in front of the building. The title of the card is printed in two sections with "McComb City, Miss" on the left beneath the image and "First National Bank" printed on the right beneath the image. "Many thanks for the card. Aus soon Hazel" is written at the botton edge of the card. The back of the card is addressed to Mr. Percy Eckler in Van Hornesville, New York. The card is postmarked Richfield Springs, New York, September 23, 1908 and a green, one cent Benjamin Franklin postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner of the card.
Publication Date
1908
Time Period
1900-1909
Subjects
Postcards; Bank buildings
Keywords
banks; bank buildings; McComb, MS
Geographic Location
McComb, (Miss.)
Object Type
image
Format (original)
postcard
Format (digital)
Digital ID
MFM_MSS_837_1908-09-23_Postcard-Frst-Nat-Bank-McComb_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
First National Bank, McComb City, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University