Main Street, Aberdeen, Mississippi

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Description

This black and white postcard features Main Street in Aberdeen, Mississippi in the early nineteenth century. Buildings line either side of the street and horses and carriages are on the street. A gazebo is in the far end of the street, surrounded by horses. "Beautiful Aberdeen" is handwritten across the top of the card and "Main St. Aberdeen Miss" is handwritten near the bottom center. The back of the card is addressed to Miss Nell [?} in Water Valley, Mississippi, postmarked 1806. A green Benjaman Franklin one cent stamp is placed in the upper right corner.

Publication Date

1906

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; Streets

Keywords

Main streets; Aberdeen, MS

Geographic Location

Aberdeen, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1906_Postcard-Beautiful-Aberdeen_001

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Manuscripts Unit, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Postcard/Photographs, Box 3, Northeast 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

Main Street, Aberdeen, Mississippi, 1906, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University