Illinois Central Depot, Bentonia, Mississippi

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Description

This postcard features a black and white image of the Illinois Central Railway Depot in Bentonia, Mississippi, a town in Yazoo County. The depot is a long wood structure situated beside railroad tracks. Wagons and a car are pictured parked at either end of the building and a sine reading "Bentonia" is pictured hanging on from the roof overhang at the right end of the building. The title of the card is printed in the top right corner of the image. The back of the postcard has "1975" written at the top.

Publication Date

1975

Time Period

1970-1979

Subjects

Postcards: Railroad depots; Railroad tracks

Keywords

railroad depots; Mississippi Delta

Geographic Location

Bentonia, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1975_Postcard-Cent-Depot_001

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Manuscripts Unit, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Postcard/Photographs, Box 3, Mississippi Delta 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

Illinois Central Depot, Bentonia, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University