Hurricane of 1947 Aftermath Photographs
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Description
This black and white postcard features a damaged railroad bridge over the open water. The title along the bottom of the card reads "One and¾ miles of L. & N. (Louisville and Nashville) Track Washed away. Bay St. Louis, Miss." The back identifies the item as a postcard and provides indication for correspondence, address, and postage stamp placement. The month and year is handwritten in the lower right corner.
Publication Date
1947
Time Period
1940-1949
Subjects
Postcards; Railroad Bridges; Bay St. Louis, MS
Geographic Location
Bay St. Louis, MS
Object Type
image
Format (original)
postcard
Format (digital)
Digital ID
MSS-837_Postcard_One-and-1-34 miles-of-L-and-N-Track-washed-away-Bay-St-Louis_001
Source
Mississippi State University Libraries, Manuscripts Division, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, PPhotographs, Box 2: Hurricane 1947 Subcollection
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
Contact Information
For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.MSState.edu.
Recommended Citation
Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University