Loading the First Bales Export Cotton, Steamship "Conway", Gulfport, Mississippi

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Description

A black and white image of cotton being loaded on to a steamship in Gulfport, Mississippi is featured on this postcard. A group of men are depicted on the dock in front of the steamship, Conway, while cotton is being loaded onto it from the N. O. and N. E. (New Orleans and Northeastern Railroad) train car., 16422.

Subjects

Postcards; Steamboats; Steamships; Cotton; Railroad trains; Gulf Coast (Miss.)

Keywords

steamships; cotton; Gulf Coast, MS

Geographic Location

Gulfport (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_postcard-Steamship-Conway_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

Loading the First Bales Export Cotton, Steamship "Conway", Gulfport, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University