Southwest Mississippi Region

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Contributor

A. Fly, "Druggist"

Description

This postcard features a black and white image of the Illinois Central yards looking north in McComb City (now McComb), Mississippi. Railroad cars of various shapes, sizes and styles are lined up in multiple rows. Trees are pictured on either side and a water tower is pictured in the distance. The title of the card is printed in the upper right corner of the card. The back of the card is addressed to Miss Alma Rea in Wesson, Mississippi. The card is postmarked McComb, Mississippi, January 2, 1907 and a green, one cent Benjamin Franklin postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner.

Publication Date

1907

Publisher

Adolph Seiige Publishing Co., St. Louis, Mo.

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; Railroad yards

Keywords

Railroad yards; Illinois Central Railroad; McComb, MS

Geographic Location

McComb (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1907-01-05_Postcard-Illinois-Central-McComb_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.

Illinois Central Yards Looking North, McComb City, Mississippi

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