Peace Street, Canton, Mississippi, During Busy Season

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Description

This postcard features a black and white image of Peace Street in Canton, Mississippi during the busy season. There is some color tipped in on three of the buildings. The street is crowded with wagons loaded with goods being pulled by horses. A row of buildings are seen on the left side of the road and some trees and at least one building are seen on the right side. An 'x' is written above the first store on the left that has been colored orange and another "x" is above the building on the right that has been colored in as dark orange or red. An inscription is written across the top of the image and the title of the card is printed along the bottom of the card with the date, 1/23/12 written beside it. The back of the postcard is addressed to H. W. Rutherford in East Somerville, Massachusetts. The card is postmarked Canton, Miss. January 22, 1912 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

[front the front] The store with the cross marks is where I work. Across from the store wher you see another cross is the cour house and is a very pretty spot. B. F. G. [from the back] 1/23/12 Friend harry Letter rec'd. Found same quite interesting. weather very pleasant somewhat like spring. As soon as I can get a breathing spell will answer your letter. Regards, B. F. G.

Publication Date

1912

Publisher

E. C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee

Time Period

1910-1919

Subjects

Postcards; Streets

Keywords

streets; Canton, MS

Geographic Location

Canton, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1912-01-23_Postcard-Peace-Street_001

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Manuscripts Unit, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Postcard/Photographs, Box 3, Box 3: Mississippi Capitol Region

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

Peace Street, Canton, Mississippi, During Busy Season, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University