Southwest Mississippi Region
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Description
This black and white photograph features the engine and a line of train cars on the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad stopped in Vicksburg, Mississippi. The train engineer or conductor is standing at the opening to the cab of the locomotive. A man in a dark suit and bowler hat is standing int the ditch to the right of the train with one hand raised as he looks toward the train. Utility poles are to the right of the train and the gable of a house can be seen to the left behind the train. The back of the photograph contains a form stating the railroad to by Y and MV, the number of the train car to be 44, the location of the photo being Vicksburg, Mississippi and the date being July 4, 1888.
Publication Date
1888
Time Period
1880-1889
Subjects
Railroads; Locomotives; Railroad trains
Keywords
Railroads; Trains; Train cars; Train engines; Vicksburg, MS
Geographic Location
Vicksburg (Miss)
Object Type
image
Format (original)
photograph
Format (digital)
Digital ID
MFM_MSS_837_1888-07-04_Photo-Vicksburg-Railroad_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, Southwest Mississippi 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
Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad, Vicksburg, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University
