Main Street, Looking West, Natchez, Mississippi

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Description

This postcard features a color illustration of the buildings on either side of Main Street in Natchez, Mississippi. Trees are in the forefront on the left and utility poles line the street at the sidewalk on the right. A horse is depicted as tied to a tree on the left and a horse and wagon are beside the sidewalk on the right. The title of the card is printed in the upper center of the image. The back of the card is addressed to Mr. John Harper in Monroe, Louisiana. The card is postmarked Natchez, Mississippi, October 12, 1908 and 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]

Transcription

Hello Kid all OK. Gee but this is a great place=it cant Be Beat go on to night at 6 Oclock. How is Every Body. Write Me here this week. By By your Old Pal JBG [sic]

Publication Date

1908

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; Streets; Commercial buildings

Keywords

Streets; Natchez; Commercial buildings

Geographic Location

Natchez (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1908-10-12_Postcard-Main-St-West_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.

Recommended Citation

Main Street, Looking West, Natchez, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University