Pine Belt Region
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Description
This color postcard features an image of cut trees on the back of a wagon that is being pulled by a team of oxen while men stand nearby. The title along the bottom left of the card reads "Logging Scene, near Hattiesburg, Miss." The back of the postcard identfies 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 Hattiesburg, Mississippi August 25, 1915. The card is inscribed and is addressed to Miss Garnet Shockey in Ohio.
Transcription
Wednesday P.M. [?] like a scene on back are about post. The [?] and [?] you received were off this variety of pine. If [?] sent Mrs. and Mr. Dorghs address and any others you like and will remember them for you. Tell me about your Springfield propostion. Fred [sic]
Publication Date
8-25-1915
Time Period
1910-1919
Subjects
Postcards; Logging; Hattiesburg, MS
Geographic Location
Hattiesburg, MS
Object Type
image
Format (original)
postcard
Format (digital)
Digital ID
MSS_837_Postcard_Logging-Scene-Near-Hattiesburg-Miss-6-Logs_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
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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