Front Street, Looking North, Hattiesburg, Mississippi

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Description

This color postcard features buildings on either side of the street with people walking in the street and on the sidewalks. Early twentieth century cars are parked on the street and a sign for a lumber store can be seen on one of the buildings to the right. The title in the top center of the card reads "Front Street Looking North, Hattiesburg, Miss." The back of the postcardidentifies the item as a postcard and provides indication for correspondence and address placement. A green one cent postage stamp is placed upside down in the upper right corner and the card is postmarked for Hattiesburg, Mississippi, May 27, 1913. The card is inscribed and is addressed to Miss Susie Wilton in Nashville, Tennessee.

Transcription

May 27, 1913 Dar Suse and all. Have been looking to hear from you for sometime. Hope all are well. Say is Mamma sick. I have not heard from her in 3 weeks. Write me real soon. I have 3 pieces of music for you. [?] says Hello. Love from us. [?] Birdie [sic]

Publication Date

5-27-1913

Time Period

1910-1919

Subjects

Postcards; Hattiesburg, MS

Geographic Location

Hattiesburg, MS

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MSS_837_Postcard_Front-Street-Looking-North-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