Pine Belt Region

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Contributor

Illinois Central System

Description

This color postcard features the front view of the red brick three story Forrest County courthouse with a spherical Confederate monumnent to the right of the building. The courthouse features four white columns at the top of the entrance steps. The title at the bottom of the card reads "Court House, Hattiesburg, Miss. reached via "Panama Limited," Illinois Central System." The back of the postcard identifies the item as a postcard and provides ndication for postage stamp placement. The logo for the Illinois Central System is in the upper left corner with the words "Illinois Central The Road of Travel Luxury" in the top center of the card. The description in the lower left corner reads "Route of the "Panama Limited"--the finest train on earth. Barber, maid, valet and bath."

Publication Date

1900

Time Period

1890-1949

Subjects

Postcards; Soldiers' monuments--Southern States; Courthouses; Hattiesburg, MS

Geographic Location

Hattiesburg, MS

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MSS_837_Postcard_Court-House-Hattiesburg-Miss-reached-via-"Panama-Limited"-Illinois-Central-System_001

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Manuscripts Division, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Hattiesburg Sub-Collection

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.

Courthouse and Confederate Monument, Hattiesburg, Mississippi

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