Cabin Scene at Chickasaw Bluffs, Battlefield, Men Leaning on the Porch of the Cabin, Vicksburg, Mississippi

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Description

This black and white postcard features a long wood cabin with a full length porch and two chimneys. Two men are leaning against the porch and clothing is hanging from a line on one end of the porch. Trees are beside and behind the cabin. The title beneath the image describes it as "Cabin Scene at Chickasaw Bluffs, Battlefield, Vicksburg, Miss." Publisher information is located at the bottom left edge of the card and the date inscription is handwritten in white space of the lower right. The back of the postcard identifies the item as a postcard and provides indication for address placement. A green one cent stamp is placed in the upper right corner and the card is postmarked twice. The top postmark is for Vicksburg, Mississippi, November 19, 1906 and the bottom postmark (stamped upside down) is for Waco, Texas, November 21, 1906. The card is addressed to Mr. Ed. Bauener

Transcription

Nov 19/06 Morris Lissaner

Publication Date

11-19-1906

Publisher

E. C. Kropp Co.

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; Cabins; Battlefields; African Americans

Geographic Location

Vicksburg, MS

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MSS_837_Postcard_Cabin-Scene-at-Chickasaw-Bluffs-Battlefield-Vicksburg-Miss_001

Source

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