Mississippi Delta Region
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Description
This color postcard features a river front scene of steamboats , horses and wagons, and a covered storage area. A handwritten inscription is across the top of the card. The title in the lower left reads "River Front, Greenville, Miss." The back of the postcard identifies the item as a postcard and provides publisher information as well as indication for address placement. A green one cent postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner and the card is postmarked Greenville, Mississippi, March 6, 1908. The card is addressed to Mrs. Ed. Martin in Birmingham, Alabama.
Transcription
I took a steamboat--Toot! Toot! And am gone away Bill [sic]
Publication Date
3-6-1908
Publisher
The Rotograph Co.
Time Period
1900-1908
Subjects
Postcards; Rivers; Riverboats; Steamboats; Greenville, MS
Geographic Location
Greenville, MS
Object Type
image
Format (original)
postcard
Format (digital)
Digital ID
MSS_837_Postcard_River-Front-Greenville-Miss_001
Source
Mississippi State University Libraries, Manuscripts Division, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Postcard/Photographs, Box 1: Greenville Subcollection
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
Contact Information
For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.MSState.edu.
Recommended Citation
Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University