Mansion and Ballard Bldg., Tougaloo University, Tougaloo, Miss.: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

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]. In the upper right corner, there is a stamp box with dots and text in the center that reads [Place / Stamp here / Domestic / 1 c / Foreign / 2 c]. Black text running vertically along the left edge of the card that reads [Publ. by A.P. Bedou, New Orleans, La. No. 101 Made in Germany.].

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1907-1914
• Photograph by: Arthur P. Bedou, American, 1882 - 1966
• Subject of: Tougaloo College, American, founded 1869
• Type: photographic postcards
• Medium: colorant on silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper with ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 3 7/16 × 5 3/8 in. (8.7 × 13.7 cm)
• Place depicted: Tugaloo, Hinds County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
• Place depicted: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
• Place made: Germany, Europe
• Topic: African American
• Topic: American South
• Topic: Architecture
• Topic: Education
• Topic: HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
• Topic: Photography
• Object number: 2014.37.13.2
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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