Tombigbee River High Water Mark, April 12, 1892, Columbus, Mississippi

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Description

This color postcard features a group of people in early twentieth century clothing standing on a bridge or pier. Trees and a bridge are seen in the distance. The title along the top of the card reads "Tombigbee River High Water Mark, April 12, 1892, Columbus, Miss." The back of the postcard identifies the item as a postcard. A green one cent postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner and the card is postmarked Columbus, Mississippi, June 4, 1913. The card is inscribed and is addressed to Mrs. N. L. Eldert in Atlanta, Georgia.

Transcription

at this time. [?] and Cattle some floating down the river and at this point the [?] was 14 miles wide. Some [?] water. Regards E. W. R[?] [sic]

Publication Date

6-4-1913

Time Period

1910-1919

Subjects

Postcards; Rivers; Tombigbee River (Miss. And Ala.); Columbus, MS

Geographic Location

Columbus, MS

Object Type

image

Format (original)

Postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MSS-837_Postcard_1892-04-12_Tombigbee-River-High-Water-Mark-Columbus-Miss_001

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Manuscripts Division, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Postcard/Photographs, Box 2: Columbus 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