African-Americana Postcards and Photographs

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    Description

    This color postcard features an African-American man wearing suspenders and a hat with his light colored pants and shirt, seated on a wood box on a porch while playing a banjo. The title "Melody" is in the lower left of the card. The back of the postcard identifies the item a postcard in the "Sunny South" series and provides publisher information as well as indication for address placement. A green one cent postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner and the card is postmarked Birmingham, Alabama, May 28, 1909. The card is addressed to Mrs. Mary Grady in LaCrosse, Wisconsin.

    Publication Date

    5-28-1909

    Time Period

    1900-1910

    Subjects

    Postcards; Banjos; Musicians

    Geographic Location

    Birmingham, AL

    Format (original)

    postcard

    Format (digital)

    PDF

    Digital ID

    MSS_837_Postcard_Melody_001

    Source

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

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