Street Scene in New Albany, Mississippi

Authors

Files

Contributor

Rogers, J. L. S.

Description

This black and white postcard features a busy street showing store fronts and horse and wagons. The storefront on the right forefront has a sign for King Hardware and Lumber. The title along the bottom reads "Street Scene in New Albany, Miss." The photographer is listed in the lower left corner of the image. The back of the postcard identifies the item as a postcard and provides indication for correspondence and address placement. A green one cent postage stamp placed in the upper right corner and the card is postmarked New Albany, Mississippi, January 24, 1910. The card is inscribed and is addressed to Miss Nettie Bauermann in Elkhorn, Wisconsin.

Transcription

New Albany, Miss. Jan. 24, 1910 Dear Niece:--Your card Recd. Glad to hear from you. I note what you say that you didn't Receive my xmas postal it was like the one I sent Edith Gates. No I didn't Receive your N. Y. card either so we were served alike. We Recd word of a new boy in he family. glad you are all well we are fine and dandy Summer here. Love to all lots to yourself from Aunt Mary [sic]

Publication Date

1-24-1910

Time Period

1910-1919

Subjects

Postcards; Streets; Buildings; New Albany, MS

Geographic Location

New Albany, MS

Object Type

image

Format (original)

Postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MSS_837_Postcard_Street-Scene-in-New-Albany-Miss_001

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Manuscripts Division, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Postcard/Photographs, Box 1: New Albany 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, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University