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Description

This color postcard features a cartoon depiction of a man in an orange and black striped shirt screaming the word "Extra" while holding a newspaper above his head with the following title and headline, "The Evening Whirl: I've Been Very Well Entertained in Jackson, Miss." The back of the postcard identifies the item as a postcard and provides indication for correspondence and address placement. The image of a buck's head on a plaque is in the upper left corner and a green one cent postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner. The card is postmarked Jackson, Mississippi, February 22, 1903, Jackson Station. The card is inscribed and is addressed to Miss Ula Bauer in Evansville, Indiana.

Transcription

Hello Ula, I guess you think I Have forgotten you but I Have not. Hope you are feeling well and that we will see you again some time. Mrs. Clancy [sic]

Publication Date

2-22-1903

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; Cartoons; Jackson, MS

Geographic Location

Jackson, MS

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MSS_837_Postcard_The-Evening-Whirl_001

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Manuscripts Division, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Postcard/Photographs, Box 1: Jackson 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.

Cartoon of a Man Holding a Newspaper with the Headline

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