Waiting at the Dock

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Description

A photograph of a small group of Black/African Americans gathers around some barrels on the dock is featured on this postcard. A woman wearing a hat and carrying a long coat over the crook of her arm has a suitcase at her feat. A man in a bowler hat is seated on one of the barrels with his arms crossed over his midsection. Wooden poles are in front of the people. A long pier is to the left of the people and a building with barrels in front of it is to the right of the people and a man is pictured walking away from it. A short paragraph about the photo is written on the back of the card.

Transcription

How is this for a southern scene. The lady leaning against the barrel was smoking a cigar. We took it from the boat at a little town where we stopped.

Subjects

Postcards; Docks; Black people

Keywords

docks; African Americans; boat travel

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_postcard-sitting-around-the-docks_001

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Manuscripts Unit, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Postcard/Photographs, Box 5, African-Americana

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

Waiting at the Dock, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University