Saw Mill and Logging Scene of Oxen Pulling a Load of Cut Trees, Hattiesburg, Mississippi--Back of the Postcard

Authors

Files

Contributor

Henley, D. B.

Description

This color postcard features a team of oxen pulling a wagon of cut trees in a forest. A group of men are standing on a platform behind the oxen and two other men are standing on either side of the waggon. The title along the top of the card reads "3313--Saw Mill and Logging Scene near Hattiesburg, Miss". The back of the postcard identifies the item as a postcard and provides photographer information. A green one cent postage stamp is placed sideways in the upper right corner and the card is postmarked Hattiesburg, Mississippi, May 12, 1908. The card is inscribed and is addressed to Miss Margaret Shirey in St. Elmo, Tennessee.

Transcription

Hattiesburg, Miss. Well how are you? Why come you write So you ever [?]CGN [sic]

Publication Date

5-12-1908

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; Logging; Hattiesburg, MS

Geographic Location

Hattiesburg, MS

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MSS_837_Postcard_Saw-Mill-and-Logging-Scene-near-Hattiesburg-Miss_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