Illinois Central (I. C.) Depot, Water Valley, Mississippi

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Description

This color postcard features a train depot with the building and a train in view. A sign that reads "Water Valley" is on the front fa�ade of the building and horse drawn wagons are parked in the depot yard. The title in the upper left of the card reads "I. C. Depot, Water Valley, Miss." The back of the postcard identifies the item as a postcard and provides indication for correspondence, address, and postage stamp placement. The postage stamp has been removed. The card is postmarked Water Valley, Mississippi, February 19, 1912, is inscribed and addressed to Mr. Erick Kleist in Chicago, Illinois.

Transcription

How are you is it cold up there its fine down here Why don't you write Good by W. H. Johnson [sic]

Publication Date

2-19-1912

Time Period

1910-1919

Subjects

Postcards; Railroad depots; Trains; Water Valley, MS

Geographic Location

Water Valley, MS

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MSS_837_Postcard_IC-Depot-Water-Valley-Miss_001

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Manuscripts Division, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Postcard/Photographs, Box 1: Water Valley 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