Gravel Pit, Six Miles from Brookhaven, Mississippi

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Description

A color illustration of the gravel pit of the Brookhaven Gravel company is featured on this postcard. The railroad tracks, shrubbery, and water holes are depicted. The title is printed along the top, left of the card and an advertisement for the company is printed on the back, touting the gravel pit as one of the largest in the world, shipping seventy-five cars per day.

Publisher

E. O. Kropp Co., Milwaukee

Subjects

Postcards; Gravel; Sand and gravel industry; Gravel plants

Keywords

gravel pits

Geographic Location

Brookhaven (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_postcard-Brookhaven-Gravel-Company_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

Gravel Pit, Six Miles from Brookhaven, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University