Main Street Looking North, Hattiesburg, Mississippi

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Description

This postcard features a color illustration of Main Street in Hattiesburg, Mississippi looking north. Buildings of various sizes and styles line both sides of the street and cars are parked in front of the buildings. People are seen on the sidewalk on either side of the street. The title of the card is printed in the top center of the image. The back of the card is addressed to Mr. Clifton Hutchins in Winston Salem, North Carolina. The card is postmarked Hattiesburg, Miss., October 12, 1934 and 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

(tell Clang hello) Hi Pete How's the old married man by now fine I hope boy I am carrying on in Mississippi. You and Geneva should spend your honeymoon down in this part of the country I mean it is grand. Well "Pete" here's wishing you the best of luck. "Cousin James"

Publication Date

1934

Publisher

E. C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee

Time Period

1930-1939

Subjects

Postcards; Streets; Commercial buildings

Keywords

streets; commercial buildings; Hattiesburg, MS

Geographic Location

Hattiesburg, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1934-10-12_Postcard-Main-St-N-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

Main Street Looking North, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University