Burning Commercial Hotel, Clarksdale, Mississippi

Authors

Files

Contributor

Ellis, J. B.

Description

This postcard is a black and white image of a small hotel on fire in Clarksdale, Mississippi. Smoke and flames can be seen from the roof of the building and a spray of water from a firehose is visible in the front. A sign on the side of the building reads "Storebought Sells Brothers Oct 4" and the building to the left has signs for "Rabbit's Foot" multiple times along with "Oct 4" as well as unidentifiable images. People are seen gathered on the opposite side of the road. The title of the card is printed in the white section on the right side of the card. "J. B. Ellis, Clarksdale, Miss. Hand Colored" is printed in the white space along the bottom of the card. The back of the card is addressed to Mrs. H. Stottlemyer in Tortville, Indiana. The card is postmarked Dublin, Mississippi, September 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

Pop 20,645 Dublin, Miss Sept 4 1908 Dear wife and all. I am well hope you the same I have been liven on fish and squerls I will start home Monday Ther was som of Laras dishes broke I hope this will find you all rite H Stattlemeyer [sic]

Publication Date

1908

Publisher

Art Mfg. Co. Amelia, Ohio

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; Hotel buildings

Keywords

building fires; fires; hotel fires; Clarksdale, MS

Geographic Location

Clarksdale, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1908-09-05_Postcard-Burning-Hotel-Clarksdale_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

Burning Commercial Hotel, Clarksdale, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University