Birdseye View of Lamb-Fish Lumber Company and Yard, Charleston, Mississippi

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Description

This black and white postcard features multiple large stacks of lumber in a lumber yard. Two smoke stacks, a water tower and a burner tower are seen in the center of the image. The title in the upper right is in red and reads "Birdseye View of Lamb-Fish Lumber Co.'s Yards, Charleston, Miss." The back of the postcard identifies the item as a postcard and provides indication for correspondence, postmark, and address placement. A green one cent postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner and the card is postmarked March 22, [1906]. The location of the postmark is not visible. The card is inscribed and is addressed to Don F Wright Esq. in Ticumseh, Michigan.

Transcription

About the yard for the company, while I'm not working hard all my time from 7 am till 6 pm is taken up there. Best wishes and kindest regards yours [?] friend, H. M. Yerger. [?] is at [?] [sic]

Publication Date

1900

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; Lumber yards; Lumber; Charleston, MS

Geographic Location

Charleston, MS

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MSS-837_Postcard_Birdseye-View-of-Lamb-Fish-Lumber-Co-Yards-Charleston-Miss_001

Source

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