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This black and white photograph shows a Mississippi State Highway Department truck dumping noval starch scrap and waste on the bank of Hobolochitto creek. Trees and bushes can be seen behind the truck and dumped waste. "State Highway Dept insignia" with an arrow pointing the truck door is written in red marker on the image and the identification of what is taking place in the photo is written in red beneath the photo. The photograph is identified as having been taken the week of August 11, 1969.

Contributor(s)

Minor, Wilson F. "Bill"

Subjects

Highway departments; Dumping sites; Creeks; Photographs

Keywords

waste dumping; scrap dumping; Mississippi State Highway Department

Date

8-11-1969

Geographic Location

Mississippi

Object Type

image

Format (Original)

photograph

Format (Digital)

JPG

Digital ID

MFM_MSS-80_1969-08-11_Minor-Photograph_80-723_001

Physical ID

80-723

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Division, Manuscripts Unit, Wilson F. (Bill) Minor Collection, Photographs

Repository

Manuscripts Unit

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.

Keywords

waste dumping; scrap dumping; Mississippi State Highway Department

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