L. & N. Train Crossing Bridge to Ocean Springs, Mississippi

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Description

This postcard features a color illustration of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad train bridge to Ocean Springs, Mississippi. A train is depicted on the railroad bridge with smoke visible from the engine stack. A pier is also visible in the water to the left of the railroad bridge and foliage and green plants are seen from the shore looking toward the water and the bridge. The title of the card is printed in the upper left. The back of the card is addressed to Froken Sigue L. Liljequist in Killeberg, Sweden and is postmarked Ocean Springs, Mississippi, February 18, 1914. A red, two cent George Washington postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner and an inscription is written sideways in Swedish on the left half of the card. [see transcription field]

Transcription

Kara lilea syster! Vill s ouda dig ett kort frain sodem har ser dee cu brygyr soin in okte ovr crar vi uste bit vod tyoherdu oui din ja hos nerc or sol o sumnuir I chzr or valdig trelt oru o liklval taz dit oss cj nur 30 timmor disifiore bur stor slilnad det or jio volnet Hals Huloz [inconsistencies possible from original]

Publication Date

1914

Time Period

1910-1919

Subjects

Postcards; Railroad bridges

Keywords

Railroad train bridges; Railroads; Trains; Ocean Springs, MS; Mississippi Gulf Coast

Geographic Location

Ocean Springs (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1914-02-18_Postcard-LN-Train-Crossing-Ocean-Springs_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

L. & N. Train Crossing Bridge to Ocean Springs, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University