East Central Mississippi Region

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Contributor

Feibelman, B. M.

Description

This postcard features a black and white illustration of 22nd Avenue in Meridian, Mississippi looking south after the March 2, 1906 tornado. Damaged buildings are seen on the left side of the street and the street is filled with a large crowd of people are crowding the street among debris. The tile of the card is printed beneath the bottom edge of the image. An inscription is written at the top of the image that reads "The [?] pole is no where down here. G. P. H. 7-25-06" [sic] The back of the card is addressed to Miss Millie Frazin in Jefferson City, Tennessee. The card is postmarked Meridian, Miss., July 25, 1906 and a green, one cent Benjamin Franklin postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner.

Publication Date

1906

Publisher

Raphael Tuck and Sons

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; Tornado damage

Keywords

Meridian, MS; Tornado damage

Geographic Location

Meridian, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1906-07-25_Postcard-Meridian-After-Tornado_001

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Manuscripts Unit, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Postcard/Photographs, Box 4, 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.

Looking South on 22nd Avenue, After the Tornado March, 2, 1906, Meridian, Mississippi

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