Postal History Collection
The T. H. Smith Postal History Collection was assembled by Thomas H. Smith (1928-2012), an architect and dedicated amateur postal historian from Jackson, MS. The collection is primarily composed of postcards, letters, and other materials that document the history of the postal service in Mississippi from statehood through the late 20th century.
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Cottage By The Sea Hotel
This black and white postcard depicts the Cottage by the Sea Hotel. There is a handwritten note around the picture.
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Greetings from Lena, Miss.
This full color postcard depicts a large pink rose with leaves around it.
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Greetings from Union, MS
This full color postcard depicts two birds holding a basket of flowers with a house in the background next to a body of water.
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Miazza Woods Building and Post Office
This full color postcard depicts Miazza Woods Building and Post Office in Meridian, Mississippi.
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New Capitol, Jackson, Miss
This full color postcard depicts the New Capital Building in Jackson, Mississippi.
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The Eastman Gardiner Lumber Co.
This full color postcard depicts the Eastman Gardiner Lumber Co. in Laurel, Mississippi
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Confederate Monument
This black and white postcard depicts a Confederate Monument in Tupelo, Mississippi.
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Confederate Monument and Post Office
This full color postcard depicts a Confederate Monument and Post Office in Aberdeen, Mississippi.
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Confederate Monument in the City Cemetery
This full color postcard depicts a Confederate Monument in City Cemetery at Vicksburg, Mississippi.
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Hello! Little One:
This Christmas postcard depicts a Christmas greeting with Santa Claus and a little boy in a night gown.
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Hotel Hattiesburg, Pine & Mobil Streets
This black and white postcard depicts Hotel Hattiesburg on Pine & Mobil Streets in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
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South Mississippi Infirmary
This black and white postcard depicts South Mississippi Infirmary in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
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Beauvoir The Old Home of Jefferson Davis
This black and white postcard depicts "Beauvoir", the home of Jefferson Davis. This postcard has a handwritten inscription at the bottom of the picture.
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Best Christmas Wishes
This Christmas postcard has a winter scene with a boy and woman walking across the snow in a oval border. The oval border has holly around it and the postcard is titled "Best Christmas Wishes."
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In Vicksburg National Military Park-Reached By Illinois Central
This full color postcard depicts a momument of a confederate soldier.
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Jackson, Mississippi State Insane Hospital
This black and white postcard depicts the State insane Hospital in Jackson, Mississippi.
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McComb City, Miss, 626 First National Bank
This black and white postcard depicts First National Bank in McComb City, Mississippi.
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Steel Draweridge Across the Yazoo River at Greenwood
This black and white postcard depicts the Steel Draweridge Across the Yazoo River at Greenwood, Mississippi
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The New City Hall and Post Office
This black and white postcard depicts the New Cityy Hall and Post Office in Columbus, Mississippi.
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Official Souvenir Worlds Fair Mississippi State Building
This full color postcard depicts Mississippi State Building at the Worlds Fair in St. Louis, MO.
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Plant of W.T. Adams Machine Company
This black and white postcard depicts the Plant of W.T. Adams Machine Company in Cornith, Mississippi.
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The Famous Bayonet Charge At The Battle OF Fair Oaks
This letter is about the Famous Bayonet Charge At The Battle OF Fair Oaks.
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Letter, Archibald Price to Parents, 1841
Archibald Price
In this letter, Archibald Price, probably aged about seventeen, advises his parents that he has not gotten rich yet, but expects to soon. He also notes he heard his father sent a horse to Columbus, Mississippi for his brother Thomas to ride home, and proudly reports this gesture was unnecessary, for he and his brother always have had access to horses, and anyways he can take care of himself. This item was included in the Scrawl and Order exhibit, http://lib.msstate.edu/exhibits/past/.
