McLean's Log Transportation, Grenada, Mississippi

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Description

This postcard is a color illustration of three wagons loaded with large logs. The wagons are being pulled by a mix of oxen and donkey's. Men are at each wagon and Trees and a wooden picket fence is depicted behind the wagons. The title of the card is printed in red in the upper left of the card. An inscription is written at the bottom of the card. The back of the card is addressed to Mr. . R. M. Winn in Claremon, New Hampshire.The card is postmarked Grenada, Miss., November 19, 1907 and Claremont, N.H. November 29, 1907 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

[on the front] You remember Bob McLean don't you? All these animals and wagons are his. [on the back] What on earth has been the trouble with you? Refuse to correspond with the necest coz you have. Never mind you will be sory someday. Now answer my last letter. Your roses looked awfully cute on the hostal guess you did too. [sic]

Publication Date

1907

Publisher

McCaslin's, Grenada, Miss.

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; Timber--Harvesting; Log transportation

Keywords

logging; logging industry; transporting logs

Geographic Location

Grenada, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1907-11-19_Postcard-Mclean's-Log-Grenada_001

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Manuscripts Unit, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Postcard/Photographs, Box 4, 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

McLean's Log Transportation, Grenada, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University