Cotton Warehouse and Compress, Columbia, Miss. Storage Capacity 7500 Bales

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Description

This postcard features a black and white image of men standing in the aisle among bales of cotton in the cotton warehouse and compress in Columbia, Mississippi. The warehouse has a 7500 bale capacity. The title of the card is printed along the bottom of the card. The back of the postcard is addressed to Mrs. E. Leichter in Columbus, Indiana. The card is postmarked Columbia, Miss., October 6, 1943 and a green, one cent George Washington postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner. An inscription is written on the left half of the card. [see transcription field]

Transcription

Dear Mrs. Leachter We sure had a very pleasant trip down here the weather is fine. The youngster is doing fine so is mother and dad. We are planning to drive to New Orleans tomorrow. Edith R. [sic]

Publication Date

1943

Publisher

Commercial Colortype Company, Chicago

Time Period

1940-1949

Subjects

Postcards; Cotton

Keywords

cotton manufacturing; cotton; cotton warehouses

Geographic Location

Columbia, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1943-10-06_Postcard-Cotton-Warehouse-Compress_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

Cotton Warehouse and Compress, Columbia, Miss. Storage Capacity 7500 Bales, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University