One of the Five Pike Roads Leading into Aberdeen, Mississippi

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Description

This postcard features a black and white image of a rural road identified as being one of five Pike Roads leading into Aberdeen, Mississippi. Trees, shrubs and utility poles line the sides of the road and a railroad crossing sign can be seen in the distance. Pike roads were traditionally roads used as the main roads for farmers bringing goods to market as privately-funded toll roads in which the money went into maintenance, improvements and owners’ pockets. The title and publisher of the card is printed in the upper right of the image.

Publisher

Usrey's 5, 10 and 25c Stores

Subjects

Postcards; Roads

Keywords

rural roads; Aberdeen, MS

Geographic Location

Aberdeen, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_Postcard-Pike-Road-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

One of the Five Pike Roads Leading into Aberdeen, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University