Owl Drug Store, Hattiesburg Bank and Trust Co., and Boyd and Coskey Store, Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Authors

Files

Contributor

Henley, D. B.

Description

This postcard features a black and white image the group of three connected two story buildings that include Owl Drug Store, Hattiesburg Bank and Trust Co., and Boyd and Coskey Store in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. People are seen standing outside the Boyd on and Coskey Store on the right end and two horse-drawn carriages on the left in front of the Owl Drug Store. The center building is slightly taller and has pillar columns on either side of the entrance. The title of the card is printed sideways on the right edge of the card and an inscription is written across the top of the image and partially along the bottom edge of the image. The back of the image is addressed to Miss Rosa Moody in Crystal Springs, Mississippi. The card is postmarked Hattiesburg, Mississippi June 25, 1907 and Crystal Springs, Jun 29, 1907. A green, one cent Benjamin Franklin postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner.

Transcription

Hello Rosa, how is Holstein? Guess you are very busy these days. When did Lela get offf? And how long will she be gone. It already seems like a month since I left you all. G. S. [at the bottom] South Miss. College Hattiesburg, Miss. [sic]

Publication Date

1907

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; Commercial buildings; Banks; Stores

Keywords

storefronts; commercial buildings; Hattiesburg, MS; Banks

Geographic Location

Hattiesburg, MS

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1907-04-25_Postcard-Owl-Drugstore-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

Owl Drug Store, Hattiesburg Bank and Trust Co., and Boyd and Coskey Store, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University