Three Young African American Children, "GOLLY, SOMEBODY'S COMIN'"

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Description

This color postcard features three young African American children in early twentieth century clothing and bare feet. Two of the boys are wearing hats. The child in the center is kneeling with his back to the other two boys, the child on the left is looking away with a hand to his face, and the child on the right is holding a bag. The title at the bottom of the card reads "GOLLY, SOMEBODY'S COMIN'". The back of the postcard identifies the item as a postcard and part of the Raphael Tuck and Sons' Post Card Series No. 1098 "Dixie Land." A green one cent postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner and the card is postmarked Lewisville, Pennsylvania, July 28, 1906. The card is addressed to Master William Dunn Means in Bradford County, Pennsylvania.

Publication Date

7-28-1906

Publisher

Raphael Tuck and Sons

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; Children; Lewisburg, PA

Geographic Location

Lewisburg, PA

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MSS_837_Postcard_Golly-Somebodys-Comin_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.

Recommended Citation

Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University