Birdseye View of Lamb-Fish Lumber Co., Charleston, Mississippi

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Description

This postcard features a black and white image of lumber stacked and sorted in the lumber yard at the Lamb-Fish Lumber Co. in Charleston, Mississippi. A water tower, two smoke stacks, and a silo are among some buildings beyond the lumber yard. The title of the card is printed in red in the upper left of the image. "Jan 19/10 Dad" is written in the upper right corner. The back of the card is addressed to Miss Doll Clason in Springfield, Ohio. The card is postmarked Charleston, Mississippi, January 1910 and a green, one cent Benjamin Franklin postcard is placed in the upper right corner. An inscription is written sideways on the left half of the card. [see transcription field]

Transcription

Jan 18/10 Be sure and write to aberdee. I will only be there a day or so Daddy [sic]

Publication Date

1910

Time Period

1910-1919

Subjects

Postcards; Lumber industry

Keywords

lumber industry; lumber yards; lumber companies; Charleston, MS; Mississippi Delta

Geographic Location

Charleston (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1910-01-18_Postcard-Lamb-Fish-Lumber-Co-Charleston_001

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Manuscripts Unit, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Postcard/Photographs, Box 5, 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

Birdseye View of Lamb-Fish Lumber Co., Charleston, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University