A Crevasse, or Break in Levee on Mississippi River Near Natchez, Mississippi

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Description

This color postcard features a view of the Mississippi River running through a break in the levee with people seated on the banks of each side of the levee. Houses are also seen on the levee. Trees are in the distance. 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 and the card is postmarked Natchez, Mississippi February 11, 1905. The card is inscribed and is addressed to E. W. Novak in Chicago, Illinois.

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Your card was very pretty many thanks. Mollie McNeil 638 Cemetery St. Natchez, Miss

Publication Date

2-11-1909

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; Rivers; Mississippi River; Natchez, MS

Geographic Location

Natchez, MS

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MSS_837_Postcard_Crevasse-or-Break-in-Levee_001

Source

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