First Bale of Cotton Brought by Wagon to Gulfport, Mississippi

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Description

This postcard features a color illustration of a group of men standing behind a wagon with a bale of cotton in it. A man is seated on top of the cotton bale and the wagon is hitched to two donkeys. Railroad tracks are seen behind the group as well as a two story building with ornate moldings and window trims. Other horse drawn wagons are seen near the building. The title of the card is printed along the upper left corner of the image.

Publication Date

1906

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; Cotton industry; Gulf Coast (Miss.)

Keywords

cotton industry; cotton; Gulfport, MS; Mississippi Gulf Coast

Geographic Location

Gulfport (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1906-10-25_Postcard-Cotton-Bale-Gulfport_001

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Manuscripts Unit, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Postcard/Photographs, Box 5, 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

First Bale of Cotton Brought by Wagon to Gulfport, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University