Southwest Mississippi Region

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This postcard features a color illustration of two steamboats docked at Steamboat Landing, under the Hill, in Natchez, Mississippi. Buildings and street traffic are seen on the left of the landing. The title of the card is printed in red along the top of the card. The back of the card is addressed to Mr. J. E. Baxter in Elgin, Illinois. The card is postmarked Jackson, Mississippi, May 8, 1907 and Elgin, Illinois, May 10, 1907. A green, one cent Benjamin Franklin postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner. An inscription is written on the left half of the card. [see transcription field]

Publication Date

1907

Publisher

Souvenir Post Card Co., New York

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; Steamboats

Keywords

steamboats; docks; Natchez, MS

Geographic Location

Natchez (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1907-05_Postcard-Steamboat-Landing-Natchez_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.

Steamboat Landing Under the Hill, Natchez, Mississippi

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