Pine Belt Region

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Contributor

Henley, D. B.

Description

This postcard is a color illustration of a section of Leaf River in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Trees and bushes line either side of the river and the New Orleans and Northeastern Railroad tracks cross the river. The New Orleans and Northeastern Railroad, which operated from 1882-1916 from Meridian to New Orleans was formulated by William H. Hardy and later became the Southern Railway which is now the Norfolk Southern Railway. The title of the postcard is printed along the bottom edge of the card and the photographer's name is in the lower left corner of the image. "May 22/08 is written in the upper left corner. The back of the card is addressed to Mr. C. Crensen in Richmond, Virginia and a green, one cent Benjamin Franklin postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner.

Publication Date

1908

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; Rivers

Keywords

rivers; Leaf River; Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Geographic Location

Hattiesburg, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1908-05-22_Postcard-Leaf-River_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.

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