Mississippi Coast Region
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Description
This color postcard features Tung Oil trees in a grove. The title along the upper right reads "Tung Oil Trees in Mississippi" and the title along the bottom of the card reads "Greetings from Picayune, Miss." The back of the postcard identifies the item as a postcard. A green one cent postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner and the card is postmarked Picayune, Miss Jan. 20, 1943. The card is inscribed and is addressed to Mrs. Etta M. Slattery in Knoxville, Tennessee. "Jan. 22, 1943" is handwritten along the upper part of the card. "pds 15" is written in ink below the stamp.
Transcription
How do you like the Tung oil trees? They grow here abundantly. Paint is made from the Tung nuts. Thanks so much for the pretty L-L. Come again. Mrs. A. K. Bennett Picayune, Miss.
Publication Date
1-20-1943
Publisher
C. T. Art-Colortone
Time Period
1940-1949
Subjects
Postcards; Tung-oil tree; Picayune, MS
Geographic Location
Picayune, MS
Object Type
image
Format (original)
postcard
Format (digital)
Digital ID
MSS_837_Postcard_Greetings-from-Picayune_001
Source
Mississippi State University Libraries, Manuscripts Division, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Gulf Coast Sub-Collection
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
Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University