Mississippi Capitol Region

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This postcard features a black and white image of the State Fair Winner at the Sate Fair in Jackson, Mississippi in November 1907. Men in suits and hats are gathered in front of two large pieces of machinery that are loaded onto wagons. A banner on the ground in front of the machine on the left reads "Gaars Cotton Engineers. A Banner hung behind the machine is mostly blocked by the machine with only the words "And Co. Machinery" visible where it shows on the right end of the machine. Trees, buildings, and utility poles are seen behind the machines. "The Prize Winner State Fair Jackson, Miss. Nov 5-16-07" is printed in white along the bottom of the card. The back of the card is addressed to Miss Marguerite Naylor in Beaumont, Texas. The card is postmarked Mount Belvieu, Texas, May 23, 1908 and a green, one cent postage stamp is partially visible on the upper right corner though that corner of the card is torn off. An inscription is written on the left half of the card. [see transcription field]

Transcription

Dear little Daughter, I am at mt. Belvieu and am feeling all right hope you are all well be a good little girl your Papa [sic]

Publication Date

1908

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; State fairs

Keywords

State Fair; Jackson, Mississippi

Geographic Location

Jackson, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1908-05-23_Postcard-State Fair-Jackson_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)

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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.

The Prize Winner, State Fair, Jackson, Mississippi November 5-16, 1907

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