Queen and Crescent Transfer Steamer Albatross. Vicksburg, Mississippi

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Description

This color postcard features steamer ship with two stacks, a center tower and a water wheel. The title in the upper right identifies the ship as "Queen and Crescent Transfer Steamer Albatross. Vicksburg, Miss." The back of the postcard identifies the item as a postcard and provides indication for correspondence and address placement. A green one cent postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner and the card is postmarked Vicksburg, Mississippi, April 14, 1916. The card is inscribed and is addressed to Mrs. Nels Johnson in Benson, Minnesota.

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Vicksburg, Miss. April 4, 1916 Dear Mother, I send you a little box hope you get it alright. Have started a letter will finish and send it to you in a short time. We are all well and hope you all the same. Sallie

Publication Date

4-4-1916

Time Period

1910-1919

Subjects

Postcards; Steamer ships; Vicksburg, MS

Geographic Location

Vicksburg, MS

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MSS_837_Postcard_Queen-and-Crescent-Transfer-Steamer-Albatross-Vicksburg-Miss-Capacity-14-Freight-Cars_001

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Manuscripts Division, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Postcard/Photographs, Box 1: Vicksburg Subcollection

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

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