Pine Belt Region
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Contributor
Henley, D. B.
Description
This black and white picture postcard features a wagon loaded with six massive yellow pine trees and pulled by ten oxen, through a Long Leaf pine stand. Men are standing behind the oxen and trees surround them. The title beneath the image reads "8 Wheel Wagon, made by Hattiesburg 8 Wheel Wagon Co., Hattiesburg, Miss." The photographer is named in the lower right corner. A transcription is handwritten along the bottom of the card. The back of the postcard identifies the item as a postcard and provides photographer information as well as indication for address placement. A red two cent postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner and the card is postmarked Hattiesburg, Mississippi, October 31, 1907. The card is addressed to Mr. Wen Koehler in Council Bluffs, Iowa, c/o Peterson Showing Co.
Transcription
From Henry Koehler
Publication Date
10-31-1907
Time Period
1900-1909
Subjects
Postcards; Picture postcards; Logging; Hattiesburg, MS
Geographic Location
Hattiesburg, MS
Object Type
image
Format (original)
postcard
Format (digital)
Digital ID
MSS-837_Postcard_8-Wheel-Wagon-Hattiesburg-Miss_001
Source
Mississippi State University Libraries, Manuscripts Division, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Postcard/Photographs, Box 2: Hattiesburg Subcollection
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