General View of Vicksburg, Mississippi, 1906

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Description

This postcard features a black and white image of a bird's eye view of Vicksburg, Mississippi complete with buildings, streets, trees, and a view of the Mississippi River to the right. The title is printed beneath the image with the copyright printed just above it. A handwritten inscription along the bottom edge reads, "4/22/06 Someday Alfred A. Appling". The back of the postcard is addressed to Lillian May Appling in Mr. Washington, Ohio. The card is postmarked 1906 and includes a green, one cent Benjaman Franklin postage stamp in the upper right corner.

Publication Date

4-22-1906

Publisher

Rotograph Co.

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; Cities and towns

Keywords

Vicksburg, MS

Geographic Location

Vicksburg, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1906-04-23_Postcard-Vicksburg_001

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Manuscripts Unit, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Postcard/Photographs, Box 3, 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

General View of Vicksburg, Mississippi, 1906, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University