Wheel Wagon Made by Hattiesburg 8 Wheel Wagon Co., Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Authors

Files

Contributor

Henley, C. B.

Description

This postcard features a black and white image of a team of ten oxen pulling a wheel wagon that is loaded with logs. Several men are standing behind the oxen among trees. The title of the card is printed beneath the image and an inscription that reads "Aug 31/06 Plenty love from Papa" is written beneath it. The photographer's name is printed in the lower right corner of the card. The back of the card is addressed to Gorgie F. Burke in Louisiana. The card is postmarked Hattiesburg, Mississippi, August 31, 1906 and a green, one cent Benjamin Franklin postage stamp is placed in the upper right.

Publication Date

1906

Publisher

The Rotograph Co., N. Y. City

Time Period

1900-1906

Subjects

Postcards; Logging

Keywords

Logging; oxen; Hattiesburg, MS; wagons

Geographic Location

Hattiesburg, MS

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1906-08-31_Postcard-Wheel-Wagon-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

Wheel Wagon Made by Hattiesburg 8 Wheel Wagon Co., Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University