The Leading Resident Street, Laurel Mississippi

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Description

This postcard features a color illustration of people walking along a residential street in Laurel, Mississippi. A brick retaining wall and brick gated pillars are in front of the residences and the house are obscured by lush, green trees that line the retaining wall. The title of the card, printed in red, is in the upper right of the card. The back of the card is addressed to Miss Marie Connors in Mobile, Alabama. The card is postmarked Whistle, Alabama, August 8, 1908 and a green, one cent Benjamin Franklin postage stamp is placed in the upper right of the card. An inscription is written on the left half of the card. [see transcription field]

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Hello Marie:- How are you enjoying yourself? You said you was tired of vacation. I think that I would like to have it all the time. I am going away the last of Aug. I will have a good time for "you" Bye Bye M. G. [sic]

Publication Date

1908

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; Streets; Houses

Keywords

residential streets; Pine Belt Region; Laurel, MS

Geographic Location

Laurel (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1908-08-08_Postcard-Resident_Laurel_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

The Leading Resident Street, Laurel Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University