Mississippi Delta Region

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This postcard features a black and white image of a young girl seated in a chair while holding a small, black and white dog. The girl is wearing a white dress, hairbow, and boots. A floral table is to the right of her and a floral arrangement and a white curtain are behind her. the title below the image reads "Me and my dog". the back of the card is addressed to Miss Sidney Parks in Biloxi, Mississippi. The card is postmarked Drew, Mississippi, August 5, 1908 and a green, one cent Benjamin Franklin postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner. An inscription is written on the left half of the card. [see transcription field]

Transcription

Hello Did you get your card a fun dog a go Would have sent you a card sooner but was two buisey Whe are you coming home have a good time while you down there and think of me Marion [sic]

Publication Date

1908

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards

Keywords

dogs

Geographic Location

Drew, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1908-08-05_Postcard-Lady-Dog_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.

Me and My Dog

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