Black Person Baptizing, Natchez, Mississippi

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Alternative Title

Negro Baptizing, Natchez, Mississippi

Description

This postcard features a color illustration of four Black people standing in a body of water to be baptized. The man in the center right is wearing a white blindfold over his eyes while the other three men face him. A crowd of people are gathered on the bank of the water observing the baptism. The title of the card is printed in red along the top of the image. The back of the card is addressed to Miss Josie Kraut in Dubuque, Iowa and is postmarked Natchez, Mississippi, January 29, 1915. A green, one cent postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner and an inscription is written on the left half of the card.

Transcription

Dear Friend supose you will be surprised to here I am at Natchez Miss. This sure is a wonderful place but 9/10 of the people are negros. I will leave Sun. for Greir Michagain so write me there as allways Otto [sic]

Publication Date

1915

Publisher

S. H. Kress and Co.

Time Period

1910-1919

Subjects

Postcards; Baptism

Keywords

baptism; Natchez, MS

Geographic Location

Natchez (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1915-01-29_Postcard-Baptizing-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 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.

Recommended Citation

Black Person Baptizing, Natchez, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University