Tung Oil Trees In Mississippi

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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.

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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)

PDF

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