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Mansion and Ballard Bldg., Tougaloo University, Tougaloo, Miss.

1907-1914

Tugaloo, Hinds County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America

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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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