Boat On the Water Surrounded by Trees

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Description

This sepia toned picture postcard features a white boat with a striped cloth covering on it as it sits on the water near the bank. A man is seated in the boat and two men are seated on the bank near the boat. Trees surround the body of water and frame the boat.The back of the postcard identifies the item as a postcard and provides indication for correspondence and address placement. A green one cent postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner and the card is postmarked Hattiesburg, Mississippi May 25, 1908. The card is inscribed and is addressed to Mrs. Hattie E. Brown in Whitehall, New York.

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1908 Hattiesburg Miss. 1908 Photo; Boat named Jerre; Dear Friend I am sending you a picture of the boat J. J. McDonald built. The Jerre is the name of it. Why don't you write to me. I wrote you back in Dec. and I've never received any reply. I am going to the coast for a month in June. Let me hear from you before I go. Have not been well in a long time. Your sincere friend, O. M. W.

Publication Date

5-25-1908

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; Picture postcards; Boats; Ponds; Hattiesburg, MS

Geographic Location

Hattiesburg, MS

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MSS_837_Postcard_Boat-on-Water_001

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Manuscripts Division, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Postcard/Photographs, Box 1

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.

Recommended Citation

Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University