Robert and Sadye Wier Papers

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    African-Americans waiting near Lampkin Street in Starkville, Mississippi for the train that will take the body of Letha Gilliam Wier, second wife of Robert Wier, to her home town of Clarksdale, Mississippi. Letha G. Wier was a home demonstration agent for Oktibbeha County and died suddenly on January 9, 1923. Photograph was taken near the train depot and just off Lampkin Street and shows a partial view of the Blumenfeld and Fried wholesale grocery warehouse, as well as neighborhood houses in the background.

    Publication Date

    1923

    Time Period

    1920-1929

    Subjects

    African-Americans; Wier, Letha (d. 1923); Wier, Robert K.; Mississippi Extension Service; Blumenfeld and Fried (Starkville, Miss.)

    Keywords

    CHARM

    Geographic Location

    Starkville (Miss.)

    Object Type

    image

    Format (original)

    1 photograph : b&w ; 16.3 x 24.6 cm.

    Format (digital)

    PDF

    Digital ID

    313-398.jpg

    Source

    Mississippi State University Libraries, Special Collections Department, Manuscripts Division, Wier (Robert and Sadye) Papers, Scrapbooks

    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, e-mail sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.

    African-Americans waiting for train, Starkville, 1/1923

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