Tug Boat Building, Scranton, Mississippi

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Description

This postcard features a color illustration of two tug boats being built on the shore with water in the foreground. The boats are up on scaffolding and people are depicted as standing on various parts of the scaffolding. Trees are seen behind the boats. The title of the card is printed in the upper left of the image and there is some dark smudges over it. The back of the card is addressed to Mrs. Wilbur Carver in Seneca Falls, New York. the card is postmarked Orange Grove, Mississippi, April 26, 1909. The postage stamp has been removed and some damage is visible where it had been placed in the upper right corner. An inscription is written on the left half of the card. [see transcription field]

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Orange Grove Miss. Apr. 25, 1909 Dear Friend. We made good use of gum on our trip, saw some fined country also some wild country arrived safely [and] am very busy. Work has been neglected here. Mr. Z been so busy hatching chicks has over 950. Yours [and] C. Peter Zimmer [sic]

Publication Date

1909

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; Boatbuilding

Keywords

tug boats; boat building; Scranton, MS; Mississippi Gulf Coast

Geographic Location

Scranton (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1909-04-25_Postcard-Tugboat-Building-Scranton._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

Tug Boat Building, Scranton, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University