Mississippi Central Railroad Shops, Capacity 12 Cars a Day, Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Authors

Files

Contributor

Henley, D. B.

Description

This black and white souvenir postcard features a railroad yard and shops with several railroad cars parked in the yard. The card is inscribed along the top. The title along the bottom reads "Mississippi Central R. R. Shops, Capacity 12 Cars a Day, Hattiesburg, Miss." The back of the postcard identifies the item as a postcard and provides photographer information. A green one cent stamp is placed in the upper right corner and the card is postmarked Hattiesburg, Mississippi August 28, 1907. The card is addressed to Miss June Willis in Tampa, Florida.

Publication Date

8-28-1907

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; Railroad--Repair shops; Hattiesburg, MS

Geographic Location

Hattiesburg, MS

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MSS_837_Postcard_Mississippi-Central-R.R.-Shops-Capacity-12-Cars-a-day-Hattiesburg-Miss_001

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Manuscripts Division, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Hattiesburg Sub-Collection

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

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