Logging Scene Near Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Authors

Files

Contributor

Henley, C. B.

Description

This postcard features a black and white image of a team of eight oxen hitched to a wagon that has been loaded with logs in the middle of a logging yard. A logging shed it seen to the left and men are standing on and among the logs that are piled throughout the yard. The title of the card is printed along the bottom edge of the image and the word "logging" is misspelled "logging". An inscription is written beneath the title. The back of the card is addressed to Miss A. A. Burkin in New Orleans, Louisiana. The card is postmarked three times, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, August 31, 1906 once and New Orleans, Louisiana, September 1, 1906 twice. A green, one cent Benjamin Franklin postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner with the edge of a red postage stamp showing on the left edge.

Transcription

Aug 31/06 Arick Lumus J Turnin B-- [sic]

Publication Date

1906

Publisher

The Rotograph Co., N. Y. City

Time Period

1900-1906

Subjects

Postcards; Logging

Keywords

Logging; oxen; Hattiesburg, MS

Geographic Location

Hattiesburg, MS

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1906-08-31_Postcard-Logging-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 5, 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

Loggin Scene Near Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University