Logging Scene Near Wiggins, Mississippi

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Description

This postcard features a black and white image of a logging scene near Wiggins, Mississippi, with three men leaned against a large log in front of a teem of oxen and two men seated on top of a large log to the right. A large log is seen in the front of the men and a line of bare trees is seen behind them. The title of the card is printed beneath the bottom edge of the card with the publisher's name printed beside it. An inscription is written sideways in a white space on the right edge of the card. The back of the card is addressed to Mr. Earl Reed in East Chicago, Indiana in care of Haller Reed, Druggist. The card is postmarked Wiggins, Miss., November 9, 1912 and a green, one cent Benjamin Franklin postage stamp is placed in the upper right. An inscription is written on the left half of the card. [see transcription field]

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[on the front] Bought good matched lumber suitable for floor siding proof for $12.00 for 1000. our shack will bome about $15. and the house about $100. neighbors are fine. We worked in our shirt sleeves all day. Ed [on the back] 11/8--12 Dear friend, Well here we are got one load of lumber hauled out to the farm another load in th emorning and then building operation. Fine warm weather oranges nearly ripe. roses and violets in full bloom more news later. Ed. [sic]

Publication Date

1912

Publisher

Davis, W. H.

Time Period

1910-1919

Subjects

Postcards; Logging; Lumber industry

Keywords

logging; logging industry; loggers; Wiggins, MS

Geographic Location

Wiggins, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1912-11-08_Postcard-Logging-Wiggins_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 Coastal 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

Logging Scene Near Wiggins, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University