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)

PDF

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

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

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.MSState.edu.

8 Wheel Wagon, made by Hattiesburg 8 Wheel Wagon Co., Hattiesburg, Mississippi

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