The Tragedy of the Trees, Water Valley, Mississippi

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Description

A black and white photograph of a team of oxen pulling a wagon of White Oak Veneer logs on a wagon is featured on this postcard. A young child and a man are pictured riding on the logs and buildings are pictured behind the wagon. An advertisement for Water Valley along the top of the card refers to the tow as being "in the hardwood belt, where there's something a-doing all the time". "An up-to-date city with a great future" is printed on the left edge of the image and "The Tragedy of the trees" is printed along the bottom of the card, describing the type of tree pictured, the forest where it was cut, and claims that the largest oak and the largest walnut tree in the state is near there.

Subjects

Postcards; Logging industry

Keywords

logging; logging industry; Oak trees

Geographic Location

Water Valley (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_postcard-Tragedy-Of-The-Trees_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

The Tragedy of the Trees, Water Valley, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University