High Water, 1912, near Greenville, Mississippi

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Description

This black and white postcard features people crowded on the Dunleith depot platform with floodwaters around them. Water is under train cars and trees are standing in the water. The title in the upper left corner reads "High Water, 1912, near Greenville, Miss." The back of the postcard identifies the item as a postcard and provides publisher information as well as indication for correspondence and address placement. A green one cent postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner and the card is postmarked Greenville, Mississippi, April 23, 1913. The card is inscribed and is addressed to Mrs. J. J. Buswell in Lumberton, New Jersey.

Transcription

Dunleith, Miss Depot near Greenville Pass through miles of country just like the view on this post card. John [sic]

Publication Date

4-23-1913

Publisher

H. A. Hoffman, 5-Cent and 10-Cent Stores

Time Period

1910-1919

Subjects

Postcards; Floods--Mississippi River; Greenville, MS

Geographic Location

Greenville, MS

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

Greenville and 1912 Flood Subcollection

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Manuscripts Division, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Postcard/Photographs, Box 2: Greenville and 1912 Flood 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