East Central Mississippi Region

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Description

This postcard features a color illustration of Sixth Street looking west in Meridian, Mississippi. Buildings of various sizes and colors line the street on either side and horse drawn buggies are seen on the left side and in the middle of the street. Trees are seen on the corner intersection on either side. The title of the card is printed in the upper left. The back of the card is addressed to Mr. Elgin Johnson in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The card is postmarked Meridian, Miss., July 28, 1913 and a red, one cent postage stamp is placed upside down in the upper right. An inscription is written on the left half of the card. [see transcription field]

Transcription

Meridian Miss July 24-3 Friend elgin I will be up in a few Days. Buisness is good here your friend W. H. Head [sic]

Publication Date

1913

Publisher

S. H. Kress and Co.

Time Period

1910-1919

Subjects

Postcards; Streets; Commercial buildings

Keywords

streets; Meridian, MS

Geographic Location

Meridian, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1913-07-28_Postcard-6th-St-Meridian_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.

Sixth Street Looking West, Meridian, Mississippi

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