Mississippi Delta Region
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Description
This card is a Thanksgiving advertisement for the Tallahatchie Lumber Company in Philipp, Mississippi, a small unincorporated town in Tallahatchie County. The card includes a sepia toned image of a young woman in a suit dress and hat, perched on the edge of a log while holding a shotgun. The text below reads, "Thanksgiving Greetings Turkey and Greece are now engaged in a deadly conflict. We are engaged in selling high class Hardwoods to the consuming trade at prices that will permit of their having TURKEY and GREASE each da in the year, thus having one continual Thanksgiving. Tallahatchie Lumber Co. Philipp, Mississippi Stock Direct from Manufacturer to Consumer."
Publication Date
1913
Time Period
1910-1919
Subjects
Advertisements
Keywords
lumber companies; Mississippi Delta
Geographic Location
Philipp, (Miss.)
Object Type
image
Format (original)
postcard
Format (digital)
Digital ID
MFM_MSS_837_Card-Thanksgiving-Greeting-Tallahatchie-Lumber_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
Thanksgiving Greetings from Tallahatchie Lumber Co., Philipp, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University