Pine Belt Region
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Contributor
Henley, D. B.
Description
This black and white picture postcard features a railroad bridge over a body of water. Trees are seen on the bank behind the bridge. An inscription is written across the image of the card. The title along the bottom of the card reads "N. O. & N. E. Railroad Bridge Across Leaf River, Hattiesburg, Miss." The back of the postcard identifies the item as a postcard and provides the publisher and photographer information as well as indication for address placement. A green one cent postage stamp is placed upside down in the upper right corner and the card is postmarked Hattiesburg, Mississippi, June 29, 1906. "Post Card" is written in pencil above the card's printed "Post Card." The card is addressed to Miss Pearl McDevitt in Hattiesburg, Mississippi."
Publication Date
6-29-1906
Time Period
1900-1909
Subjects
Postcards; Picture postcards; Railroad bridges; Hattiesburg, MS
Geographic Location
Hattiesburg, MS
Object Type
image
Format (original)
postcard
Format (digital)
Digital ID
MSS_837_Postcard_NO-and-NE-Railroad-Bridge-Across-Leaf-River-Hattiesburg-Miss_001
Source
Mississippi State University Libraries, Manuscripts Division, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Postcard/Photographs, Box 1: 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 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