Mississippi Central Railroad Tain

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Description

This postcard features a black and white image of a train engine and coal tender of a Mississippi railroad train sitting in front of a depot. The name of the railroad company is printed on the side of the coal tender. The back of the postcard has "C. William Whitbeck" stamped toward the top left and the bottom left of the card with "Edwards Hotel, Jackson Miss." written beneath the stamp towards the bottom. "C. S. C. 101 4-4-0 Brookhaven, Miss 9-23-37" is written across the middle of the card.

Publication Date

1937

Time Period

1930-1939

Subjects

Postcards; Railroads; Railroad companies; Railroad trains

Keywords

railroad trains

Geographic Location

Jackson, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1937-09-23_Postcard-MS-Central-Train_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

Mississippi Central Railroad Tain, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University