Street Scene, Cleveland Mississippi

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Description

This postcard features a color image of a street scene in Cleveland, Mississippi. People are pictured on the sidewalk in front the buildings, gathered around cars, and seated on a swing. The street appears to be dirt. The title is printed on the lower right of the image. "This place is about like Hubbard TX." is written along the bottom edge of the card. The back of the card is addressed to Miss Zula Piner in Hillsboro, Texas. The card is postmarked Cleveland, Mississippi, June 21, 1910 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]

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Tuesday We are enjoying a visit to Joe. Haven't heard from you in some time. Will be in Memphis in about a week. Children enjoying the novelty of this county. Darrin arrived in Shelby for [sidways in the top left corner] Hot Springs last night. We are going to try to get him here. Anna [sic]

Publication Date

1910

Time Period

1910-1919

Subjects

Postcards; Streets; Buildings

Keywords

streets; commercial buildings; Cleveland, MS

Geographic Location

Cleveland, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1910-06-21_Postcard-StScene-Cleveland-Miss_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

Street Scene, Cleveland Mississippi , Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University