Oil Mill, Houston, Mississippi

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Description

This postcard features the oil mill in Houston, Mississippi, a multilevel building with several attached buildings and structures. The main building in the middle is a tiered three level building while a smaller red building is to the left with a smoke stack on the left end. Another large yellow building is the right of the main building. The title of the card is printed in yellow at the bottom right corner of the card. The back of the card is addressed to Miss Irene Steward in Little Rock, Arkansas. The card is postmarked Houston, Mississippi thought the date is missing. A green, one cent Benjamin Franklin 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

Dear Irene, We are now in this city--will return tomorro to O and then to Memphis, reaching have about Thursday. Hope all are well, will tell all the news when I come. Everyone has been perfectly lovely to us--Write much love you. Loulie sends love to each of you. J. F.C. [sic]

Subjects

Postcards; Oil mills

Keywords

oil mills; Houston, MS

Geographic Location

Houston, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_Postcard-Oil-Mill_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

Oil Mill, Houston, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University