Museum object · Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
Mansion and Ballard Bldg., Tougaloo University, Tougaloo, Miss.
1907-1914
Tugaloo, Hinds County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
A hand-tinted photographic postcard of the Mansion and Ballard buildings on the Tougaloo College campus. The postcard depicts the two buildings on a grassy lawn. The Mansion, on the left, has a porch supported by square pillars with an arch over the entrance. Trees are scattered across the lawn. Red text in the top left corner reads [Mansion ad Ballard Bldg., Tougaloo University, Tougaloo, Mass.]. The [Mass.] is corrected to Miss. with red ink. There are numbers in white ink printed in the bottom corner. The back of the postcard is divided into two sections, one for a handwritten message and on for an address; both are blank. At center, printed in blue ink is text that reads [Post Card / Message / Address].
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Catalog reference: 2014.37.13.2
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