Looking East on Pine Street from First National Bank, Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Authors

Files

Contributor

Henley and Hall

Description

This postcard features a black and white image of Pine Street in Hattiesburg as viewed looking east. Hotel Hattiesburg, a five story building with a sign on the roof, is pictured among other buildings on the right side of the street and the Livery sale stable is pictured on the left side of the street among other buildings. People are pictured walking on the sidewalks on either side and horse drawn wagons and buggies are on the street. Utility poles line both sides of the street. The title of the card is printed on white space on the top right edge of the card and the photographers are named at the lower right corner. The back of the card is addressed to Mr. E. L. Sojourner in Slidell, Louisiana. The card is postmarked Hattiesburg, Miss., April 12, 1908 and Slidell, Louisiana, April. A green, one cent Benjamin Franklin postage stamp is placed crookedly in the upper right corner. An inscription is written sideways on the left half of the card. [see transcription field]

Transcription

You are a Dandy and I am simply wild to come down. I think you all had better come up. L. M. [sic]

Publication Date

1908

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; Streets; Commercial buildings

Keywords

streets; Hattiesburg, MS

Geographic Location

Hattiesburg, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1908-04-12_Postcard-Pine-St-Hattiesburg_001

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Manuscripts Unit, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Postcard/Photographs, Box 4, 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

Looking East on Pine Street from First National Bank, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University