Main Street With Visible Signs, Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Authors

Files

Contributor

Henley, D. B.

Description

This black and white postcard features buildings on on a horse and buggy lined street. The buildings on the left advertise "Robinsons Removal Sale Now On: Store To Let--Fixtures Fore Sale", "The Bazaar", "Furniture", and "Bank". Signs on the buildings to the right advertise "Drugs" and Hattiesburg Hardware." The title along the bottom of the card reads "Main Street Hattiesburg, Miss." The photographer is listed in the lower left of the card and aname is written just above the card's title. The back of the postcard identifies the item as a postcard and provides indication for correspondence and address placement. A green one cent postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner and the card is postmarked Hattiesburg, Mississippi, August 14, 1908. The card is inscribed and is addressed to Miss Pearle Proctor in Dawson, Georgia.

Transcription

[front of postcard] C. Koonce [back of the postcard] I got home Sunday last. Had a delightful time at my sisters. She came home with me. I am now taking a rest at home. Hope you are are rested 'ere this. As ever, Carrie Koonce

Publication Date

8-14-1908

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; Buildings; Hattiesburg, MS

Geographic Location

Hattiesburg, MS

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MSS_837_Postcard_Main-Street-Hattiesburg-Miss-Grayscale_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.

Recommended Citation

Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University