Cotton Compress, Ackerman, Mississippi

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Description

This postcard features a view of several rows of compressed cotton bales on a platform in front of a cotton compress building. A water tower is seen behind the building. People are seen standing on top of and in front of the cotton bales. A dirt road leads to a ramp for the platform. The title of the card is printed in the upper left of the image and "Jan. 18 1916 Thermometer at 16 degrees Benton" is written below the title. The back of the card is addressed to Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Higginbotham in Albany, Clinton County, Kentucky. The card is postmarked Grenada, Miss., January 29, 1916 and a green, one cent George Washington postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner. An inscription is written sideways on the left half of the card. [see transcription field]

Transcription

1/20/16 I am all ok and Tode is fine. The weather down hear is some cold sure. I am satisfied you are having some cold weather for sure up ther. When are you all coming down. We would like so much to see you all. I am glad that I am not [?] up there in that counry now. Come down soon as you can all of you. Tell Mary Harlow and Kids howdy and Bercio your neph--Benton [sic]

Publication Date

1916

Publisher

United Post Card Co., New York

Time Period

1910-1919

Subjects

Postcards; Cotton

Keywords

cotton; Ackerman, MS

Geographic Location

Ackerman, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1916-01-20_Postcard-Cotton-Compress-Ackerman_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.

Recommended Citation

Cotton Compress, Ackerman, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University