Boating on Lake Chautauqua, Crystal Springs, Mississippi

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Description

This postcard features a black and white image of the shoreline of Lake Chautauqua in Crystal Springs, Mississippi. Several boats can be seen on the water and in the distance, people are gathered on the shore with a tent behind them. Small buildings and cabins can be see in the distance, as well. Trees line the bank. The title of the card is printed below the bottom edge of the image and an inscription is written sideways on the right edge of the card. The back of the card is addressed to E. H. Sojourner in Slidell, Louisiana. The card is postmarked Mem. Grenada and New Orleans RPO (railway post office and Slidell, Louisiana, 1908. A green, one cent Benjamin Franklin postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner. An in scription is written on the left half of the card.

Transcription

[on the front] Across the waste way and up the hill. [on the back] 7/27/08 Don’t see why you havne't written before now. Looked for you yesterday but was disappointed. Write to me real soon will be at home Thursday. Haven't heard from Ethel since she left. R. V. M.

Publication Date

1908

Publisher

Dampeer and Dampeer

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; Lakes

Keywords

boating; Lake Chautauqua; Crystal Springs, MS

Geographic Location

Crystal Springs, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1908-07-27_Postcard-Lake-Chautauqua-Crystal-Springs_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, 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

Boating on Lake Chautauqua, Crystal Springs, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University