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Mississippi / Piney Woods

FULL-COLOR, VINTAGE POSTCARD SHOWING THREE BUILDINGS AT PINEY WOODS COUNTRY LIFE SCHOOL, MISSISSIPPI

Chicago: Curteich, circa 1950. Original edition. Postcard, illus in color. 3.5" x 5.5" Very Good. Item #036274

This card has views of Dulany Hall, Goodwill Hall, and Lake McKay Community Club. Laurence C. Jones (1884-1975) was Founder and Principal of The Piney Woods Country Life School, near Braxton, Mississippi. Jones and his school were dedicated to the education and training of young African-American men and women of the rural South.

Price: $15.00