Cotton Yards, Eupora, Mississippi

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Description

This postcard features a black and white image of the cotton yards in Eupora, Mississippi. Multiple bales of cotton are seen covering a wide expanse of yard with a building, a church and trees seen behind them. The title is printed at the bottom edge of the image. The back of the postcard is addressed to Miss Holly Libhart in Marietta, Pennsylvania. The card is postmarked Eupora, Miss., July 6, 1914 and a green, one cent San Francisco postage stamp is placed upside down in the upper right corner. An inscription is written sideways on the left half of the card. [see transcription field]

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Dearest "Sis" Why don't you write to your sister and tell me about "Hby" Love and kisses to all. Annie [sic]

Publication Date

1914

Time Period

1910-1919

Subjects

Postcards; Cotton; Cotton gins and ginning

Keywords

cotton yards; cotton industry; Eupora, MS

Geographic Location

Eupora, (Miss)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard: b&w

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1914-07-06_Postcard-Cotton-Yards_001

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Manuscripts Unit, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Postcard/Photographs, Box 3, East Central Mississippi 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

Cotton Yards, Eupora, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University