Mississippi Central Railroad Train, Brookhaven, Mississippi

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Description

This is a black and white photograph of a train engine, coal tender, and railway car of a Mississippi railroad train sitting on the tracks. The name of the railroad company is printed on the side of the coal tender. A man is seen leaning out of the cab and another man is seen standing in front of the open door on the railway car. "Mississippi Central #102 at Brookhaven Miss 8/40 4885" is typed across the top of the back of the photograph.

Publication Date

1940

Time Period

1940-1949

Subjects

Railroads; Railroad companies; Railroad trains.

Geographic Location

Brookhaven, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

photograph: b&w

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1940-08_Photograph-MS-Central-Train_001

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Manuscripts Unit, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Postcard/Photographs, Box 3, Pine Belt Region

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