Leakesville Lumber Company, Leakesville, Mississippi

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Description

This postcard features the buildings and structures located at the Leakesville Lumber Company in Leakesville, Mississippi. The lumber companies operations were located on the banks of a river and a man can be seen standing on a raft out on the water with a pole to move him. Smoke stacks and trees can be seen behind the structures and buildings. A postmark dated June 1908 is located near the center of the image and the title of the card is printed along the top of the image. The back of the card is addressed to Mrs. D. E. Beauman in Citronelle, Alabama. The card is postmarked twice though neither of the postmarked are readable. A green, one cent Benjamin Franklin 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 Mama:- Wednesday eve are all right and still having a good itme. Spent the afternoon today with Agnes up a school and enjoyed it. Went to see Nola too and will stay with them tomorrow. Every today is well. With love Eva [sic]

Publication Date

1908

Publisher

Peoples Drug Col, Inc., Leaksville, Mississippi

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; Timber industry

Keywords

lumber industry; logging; lumber companies; Leakesville, MS

Geographic Location

Hattiesburg, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1908-06_Postcard-Leakesville-Lumber-Co_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

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