Main Street East, Hattiesburg, Missississippi

Authors

Files

Contributor

Henley, D. B.

Description

This black and white postcard features a view of buildings on a street where horsedrawn carriages are parked. A sign for Hattiesburg Hardware is visible on a building to the right. The title at the top reads "4290 Main St., Looking East, Hattiesburg, Miss." An inscription is writeen below the title and a second inscription is written along the right edge of the card. Copyright information is in the lower left corner. The back of the postcard identifies the item as a postcard/carte postale/postal card and provides publisher information as well as indication for address placement. A green one cent postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner of the card and the postmark for Hattiesburg, Mississippi is partially obscured. A blue ink stamp in the upper left corner declares "Post Card Union Of America Registered Member". The card is inscribed and is addressed to S. Jaeger in Vicksburg, Mississippi.

Transcription

[front of the postcard] R. L. Harris 503 Bay St.; Will be in Jackson next week at 702 West Capital St. Jackson, Mississippi. [back of the postcard] Many thanks. Write again. Ralph L. Harris 503 Bay St. Hattiesburg, Miss. Your cards are very pretty.

Publication Date

1900

Time Period

1900-1910

Subjects

Postcards; Buildings; Hattiesburg, MS

Geographic Location

Hattiesburg, MS

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MSS_837_Postcard_Main-St-Looking-East-Hattiesburg-Miss_001

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Manuscripts Division, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Hattiesburg Sub-Collection

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

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