Main Street Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Looking South

Authors

Files

Contributor

S. H. Kress and Co.

Description

This color postcard features buildings on the left side of a street with the sign for S. H. Kress and Co. 5-10 Cent Store visible. People are depicted walking along the sidewalk in front of the buildings. The sign along the top of the card reads "Main Street looking North, Hattiesburg, Miss." The back of the postcard identifies the item as a postcard and provides indication for correspondence and address placement. A red one cent postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner and the card is postmarked Hattiesburg, Mississippi, October 9, 1913. The card is inscribed and is addressed to Miss Olive M. Jones in Fernwood, Mississippi.

Transcription

Ama writes me you are thinking of going home. Wait while I come meet you. Would Oct. 23 suit you? Our folks are going to the fair then, probably and I can come home. Emily Let me know when you go. [portion up the side of the card cut off in scan.]

Publication Date

10-9-1913

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; Buildings; Hattiesburg, MS

Geographic Location

Hattiesburg, MS

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MSS_837_Postcard_Main-Street-looking-South-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