Flooding in Moorhead, Mississippi

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Description

This black and white postcard features a group of small houses with floodwater surrounding them. "Moorhead Miss" is handwritten on the right edge of the card. The back of the postcard identifies the item as a postcard and provides indication for correspondence and address placement. A green one cent postage stamp is placed crooked in the upper right corner and the card is postmarked Moorhead, Mississippi, May 20, 1912. The card is inscribed and is addressed to Chas Wadlmyton [?] in Memphis, Tennessee. The back of the postcard identifies the item as a postcard and provides indication for correspondence and address placement. A green one cent postage stamp is placed crooked in the upper right corner and the card is postmarked Moorhead, Mississippi, May 20, 1912. The card is inscribed and is addressed to Chas Wadlmyton [?] in Memphis, Tennessee.

Transcription

[?] is coming through everyday to our place so RR [?] from Moorhead to Indianola long day. [sic]

Publication Date

5-20-1912

Time Period

1910-1919

Subjects

Postcards; Floods--Mississippi River; Moorhead, MS

Geographic Location

Moorhead, MS

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MSS-837_Postcard_Morrhead-Nuex_001

Source

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

Repository

Manuscripts

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version)

Rights

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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