Ava Johnson Nichols and husband James William “Will” Nichols in a Cart Pulled by a Cow

Authors

Files

Contributor

McLeod, N. E., Wild West and Rustic Photographer, Happy Hollow, Hot Springs, Ark.

Description

This postcard is a black and white image of Ava Johnson Nichols and her husband James William “Will” Nichols (1867-1932), a farmer from Tunica County, being pulled in a carriage by a cow with an unidentified female child on the cow’s back, visiting Hot Springs, Arkansas resort in May 1911. Ava, on the right, is wearing a light colored dress and is smiling. Will, on the left, is wearing a dark suit and hat with a white shirt and bow tie. The girl riding the cow is wearing light colored dress and a large white bow on either side of her head. the cow is black with a white spot on it's forehead. Buildings are seen behind them. The back of the card is addressed to Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Johnson in Lamberto, Mississippi. The card is postmarked Hot Springs, Arkansas, May 31, 1911 and a green, one cent Benjamin Franklin postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner. An inscription is written on the left half of the card. [see transcription field]

Transcription

May-30-1911 Dear Bro. and Sister, We are going home tomorrow. Will not doing well. Hal is there now. Lovingly, Sister, Ava Nichols [sic]

Publication Date

1911

Time Period

1900-1910

Subjects

Postcards; Portraits; Hot Springs National Park (Hot Springs, Ark.); Hot springs

Geographic Location

Hot Springs, (Ark.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcards

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_Postcard-Cow-Cart-Hot-Springs-AR_001

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Manuscripts Unit, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Postcard/Photographs, Box 4, United States, Miscellaneous

Repository

Manuscripts

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version)

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.MSState.edu.

Recommended Citation

Ava Johnson Nichols and husband James William “Will” Nichols in a Cart Pulled by a Cow, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University