Main Street, Vaiden, Mississippi

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Description

This postcard features a black and white image of the buildings on Main Street in Vaiden, Mississippi. A two story building with a "Groceries and Provisions" sign along the roofline is forefront with shorted buildings beside it. Trees line the front of the buildings and horse drawn wagons and buggies are parked in front of the grocery store. The title of the card is printed in white in the lower right corner of the image. The back of the card is addressed to Mrs. W. E. Stanley in Meridian, Mississippi. The card is postmarked May though the rest of the postmark is not visible. A green, one cent Benjamin Franklin postage stamp is in the upper right corner. An inscription is written on the left half of the card. [see transcription field]

Transcription

Looks like rain this evening. We rec'd your letter. Please send me a net to go over my hair, this wind is terribleone that will go over all the hair a black one. I sent the change. All is well. Lovingly Beth [sic]

Subjects

Postcards; Streets; Buildings

Keywords

streets; Vaiden, MS; Mississippi Delta

Geographic Location

Vaiden, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_Postcard-Main-St.-Vaiden_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

Main Street, Vaiden, Mississippi , Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University