Cleo, Woodville, Mississippi

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Description

This postcard features a black and white portrait of a woman in profile, identified as Cleo beneath the portrait. She is wearing a white dress and has her hair pinned up. "Published Expressly for Jos. Sarphie,Woodville, Miss." is printed below the image. The back of the card is addressed to Miss Clara Boon in Centerville, Mississippi. The card is postmarked Woodville, Mississippi, August 23, 1916 and a green, one cent Benjamin Franklin postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner. An inscription is written sideways on the left half of the card. [see transcription]

Transcription

Dear D A Arn’t you never going to write to me any more? Remember you owe me a letter. How is this warm weather serving you? And Garv is _ _? Have you heard form J. since J left? How is your mama? I will write you a letter in about 3 weeks but don't wait for me to write "Dearie" [?] is not so well this morning give my love to all fondly M. J. [sic]

Publication Date

1916

Time Period

1910-1919

Subjects

Postcards; Portraits

Keywords

portraits

Geographic Location

Woodville, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1916-08-33_Postcard-Cleo-Woodville_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

Cleo, Woodville, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University