Southwest Mississippi Region

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Description

This postcard features a color illustration of the Confederate Monument in Natchez, Mississippi, an obelisk with the statue of a Confederate General at the top. The monument is enclosed in a loose chain fence. Trees and bushes are depicted behind and beside the monument. The title of the card is printed in red in the upper left corner. The back of the card is inscribed sideways on the left half and normally on the right half. No postmark, address, or postage stamp are present. [see transcription field]

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[left side] Arrived here 8.50 P.M will leave in the morning for Harriston, Miss 8.30 A.M We are stoping at the Natchez Hotel Here [sic] [right side] Natchez Miss. 1/20/14 Greetings from Frank to Louise

Publication Date

1914

Time Period

1910-1919

Subjects

Postcards; Soldiers' monuments--Southern States

Keywords

Confederate monuments; Natchez, MS

Geographic Location

Natchez, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1914-01-20_Postcard-Confed-Mon-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.

Confederate Monument, Natchez, Mississippi

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