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One Of The Five Pike Roads Leading Into Aberdeen, Mississippi Oct 2023

One Of The Five Pike Roads Leading Into Aberdeen, Mississippi

Northeast Mississippi Region

This postcard features a black and white image of a rural road identified as being one of five Pike Roads leading into Aberdeen, Mississippi. Trees, shrubs and utility poles line the sides of the road and a railroad crossing sign can be seen in the distance. Pike roads were traditionally roads used as the main roads for farmers bringing goods to market as privately-funded toll roads in which the money went into maintenance, improvements and owners’ pockets. The title and publisher of the card is printed in the upper right of the image.

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Oxford Grades School, Oxford, Mississippi Oct 2023

Oxford Grades School, Oxford, Mississippi

Northeast Mississippi Region

This postcard features a sepia toned image of the Oxford Grades School in Oxford, Mississippi, a two story brick building with arched windows and curved doorways. A "bump out" is at the front entrance and the bump out is partially covered in ivy vines. Two more entrances are located on the right end of the building. Trees are in several places in front of the building partially obscuring it. The title of the building is printed along the bottom edge of the image. The photographer's name is printed in the lower right edge of the image.

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Monument Of The "Old Boys N Gray", Oxford, Mississippi Oct 2023

Monument Of The "Old Boys N Gray", Oxford, Mississippi

Northeast Mississippi Region

This postcard is a black and white image of a confederate monument "to the patriotism of the Confederate soldiers of LaFayette County" referred to as the Monument of the "Old Boys in Gray", Oxford, Mississippi, a pilar shaped monument with a confederate soldier at rest on the top and a furled flag on the column. The monument is located on the Court Square in front of the Lafayette County courthouse in Oxford, Mississippi. Trees and the a small portion of the courthouse are seen behind the monument and what looks like trash is pictured at the base of the monument. …

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Okolona Sign, Okolona, Mississippi Oct 2023

Okolona Sign, Okolona, Mississippi

Northeast Mississippi Region

This postcard is a color illustration of the Okolona sign seen on the side of the road while entering the town of Okolona, Mississippi. The sign is bright yellow with dark lettering that reads "Okolona "THE LITTLE CITY THAT DOES BIG THINGS". Fences, trees, grassy, and a cemetery headstones can be seen behind the sign. The text printed on the upper left of the back of the card reads "Okolona, Miss. On U. S. Hwy. 45W Okolona's slogan comes from the fact that it has progressed from what Lowell Thomas in the early 30's called the "hardest hit town in …

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Oil Mill, Houston, Mississippi Oct 2023

Oil Mill, Houston, Mississippi

Northeast Mississippi Region

This postcard features the oil mill in Houston, Mississippi, a multilevel building with several attached buildings and structures. The main building in the middle is a tiered three level building while a smaller red building is to the left with a smoke stack on the left end. Another large yellow building is the right of the main building. The title of the card is printed in yellow at the bottom right corner of the card. The back of the card is addressed to Miss Irene Steward in Little Rock, Arkansas. The card is postmarked Houston, Mississippi thought the date is …

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Places In Burnsville, Mississippi Oct 2023

Places In Burnsville, Mississippi

Northeast Mississippi Region

This postcard features seven black and white images of various places in Burnsville, Mississippi. The images on the left side are as follows; Christian Church, a white church with arched windows and a tower, W.D. Brook's Residence, a one story house with a long front porch and several trees in front; T. L. Hill's Residence, a two story house with a short front porch. The image in the center is of Montgomery Park, a thick grove of trees with people seated beneath them. The images on the right edge are of the Baptist Church, a white building with arched windows …

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Merchants And Farmers Bank, Holly Springs, Mississippi Oct 2023

Merchants And Farmers Bank, Holly Springs, Mississippi

Northeast Mississippi Region

This postcard features a color illustration of the Merchant's and Farmer's Bank in Holly Springs, Mississippi, a beige, two story building with decorative moldings the top of the second story windows on the front of the building and decorative molding along the front roofline. The name of the bank is lettered on the molding above the entrance as well as on the front windows that flank the entrance door. A set of stairs on the left side of the building leads to a second story entrance. The title of the card is printed along the top of the image in …

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Main Street, Looking South, Amory, Mississippi Oct 2023

Main Street, Looking South, Amory, Mississippi

Northeast Mississippi Region

This postcard features a black and white image of Main Street in Amory, Mississippi looking south. Commercial buildings are pictured on either side of the street and early twentieth century cars are seen parked at the sidewalks. The front building on the right has a sign on the end reading "Amory." The title of the card is printed along the bottom left of the card.

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Main Street, Booneville, Mississippi Oct 2023

Main Street, Booneville, Mississippi

Northeast Mississippi Region

This postcard features a color illustration of Main Street in Booneville, Mississippi, with two and three story commercial buildings, utility poles, and early twentieth century cars depicted. The title of the card is printed along the bottom edge of the card.

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Baptist And Methodist Churches, Iuka, Mississippi Oct 2023

Baptist And Methodist Churches, Iuka, Mississippi

Northeast Mississippi Region

This postcard features two color illustrations of churches in Iuka, Mississippi. The image on the top is of the Baptist Church, Iuka, Mississippi, a one story, red brick building with three white columns across the porch, arched stained glass windows, and a short dome on the roof. The bottom image is the Methodist Church, Iuka, Mississippi, a two story, red brick building with a short tower at the entrance, arched stained glass windows and a tree standing in front. The title for the top image is along the top of the card and the title for the bottom image is …

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Business Section, Iuka, Mississippi Oct 2023

Business Section, Iuka, Mississippi

Northeast Mississippi Region

This postcard features a color illustration of the business section of Iuka, Mississippi, an L-shaped line of buildings with a green park in the center. The park has a white gazebo, a sidewalk, and several trees and bushes. The title of the card is printed in the upper right of the card.

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Carrie Hearn-Hurt Memorial Building, College Campus, Blue Mountain, Mississippi Oct 2023

Carrie Hearn-Hurt Memorial Building, College Campus, Blue Mountain, Mississippi

Northeast Mississippi Region

This postcard features a black and white image of Carrie Hearn-Hurt Memorial Building the Blue Mountain College Campus in Blue Mountain, Mississippi. The building is a large two story structure with a balcony on the second story and multiple chimneys along the rooftop. Several trees partially obstruct the view of the building. The title is printed beneath the image. A small paragraph advertising the college is printed at the bottom left that reads "Many good schools canvass largely without overflowing. With much more room, Blue Mountain Female College, Blue Mountain, Miss., overflows largely without canvasing. WHY?"

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First Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Aberdeen, Mississippi Oct 2023

First Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Aberdeen, Mississippi

Northeast Mississippi Region

This postcard features a black and white image of the First Methodist Episcopal Church in south Aberdeen, Mississippi, a Gothic style church with arched windows, arched doorways, a tall tower on the right corner and shorter towers on the left corner and at the back of the church. Bare trees stand in front of and beside the church. The title of the card is printed along the bottom edge of the card.

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Crowded Street In Boonville, Mississippi Oct 2023

Crowded Street In Boonville, Mississippi

Northeast Mississippi Region

This postcard features a sepia toned image of a street crowded with horse drawn wagons loaded down with bales of cotton and other harvested goods. The street runs in front of a group of businesses, notably the Phillips Rineharts Taylor Company near intersection. "Boonville, Miss" is handwritten on the back of the card.

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Aberdeen, Mississippi, Busy Street Scene Oct 2023

Aberdeen, Mississippi, Busy Street Scene

Northeast Mississippi Region

This postcard features a black and white image of a busy street scene in Aberdeen, Mississippi. A gazebo with people standing inside is central to the street that is crowded with horse drawn buggies and wagons. Buildings an trees are seen on either side of the street. The title of the card is printed along the lower left beneath the image. The publisher is printed on the lower right beneath the image.

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U. S. Experiment Station Near Vicksburg, Mississippi Oct 2023

U. S. Experiment Station Near Vicksburg, Mississippi

Southwest Mississippi Region

This postcard features a color illustration of an aerial view of the United States Waterways Experiment Station, a series of buildings and other structures, streets, and trees. The title is printed in the upper right of the card and the location is printed in the lower left edge.

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U. S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station Reservation Laboratory Complex Entrance, Vicksburg, Mississippi Oct 2023

U. S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station Reservation Laboratory Complex Entrance, Vicksburg, Mississippi

Southwest Mississippi Region

This postcard features the main entrance to the reservation laboratory complex of the U. S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, a driveway divided by a median bearing the sign for the facility . A long, tan, brick building with eight brick columns across the front is pictured behind the driveway. A large tree is on the left end of the building, a flagpole with the United States flag stands in the middle in front of the building and trees are seen behind the building. A paragraph on the back of the card states "U. S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, …

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Arch At Entrance To Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi Oct 2023

Arch At Entrance To Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi

Southwest Mississippi Region

This postcard features a color image of the white brick or stone arch at the entrance of the Vicksburg National Military Park in Vicksburg, Mississippi. A sign reading "You are Entering Historic Vicksburg See The Battlefield; Steamer Sprague; Old Courthouse Museum, Waterways Experimental Station. Trees and bushes are pictured behind the arch and sign and a bust or statue of a Civil War general is pictured to the right of the sign. A paragraph about Vicksburg and the Park is printed on the left side on the back of the card that reads "Arch at Entrance to Vicksburg National Military …

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Mississippi River Steamboats At Dock, Vicksburg, Mississippi Oct 2023

Mississippi River Steamboats At Dock, Vicksburg, Mississippi

Southwest Mississippi Region

This postcard features a color illustration of five river steamboats docked in Vicksburg, Mississippi. A two story building with lumber piled beside it is seen on the left edge of the card at the dock, a flower garden with a water fountain feature is in the foreground of the image with the dock behind it. People are seen walking on the dock and a horse and carriage are on the dock near where one of the steamboats is docked. The title of the card is printed in the upper left of the image.

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A Southern Home, Centreville, Mississippi Oct 2023

A Southern Home, Centreville, Mississippi

Southwest Mississippi Region

This postcard features a color illustration of a white, two story house with a long front porch lined with white railing. A chimney is on each end of the roof. Trees and flowering bushes are in the yard and line the sidewalk that leads to the house. The title is printed in the lower left of the image. The publisher's name is printed in the lower right of the image. The back of the postcard is addressed to Mrs. Reuben J. Clark in St. Joseph, Louisiana. The postmark is not fully visible and a green, one cent George Washington postage …

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Railroad View, Sam Jones Campground, Gloster, Mississippi Oct 2023

Railroad View, Sam Jones Campground, Gloster, Mississippi

Southwest Mississippi Region

This postcard features a black and white image of the railroad tracks that run through the Sam Jones Campground in Gloster, Mississippi. Utility lines and poles run on either side of the tracks. Trees are seen behind the utility poles on the left and trees and three small structures are seen on the right side of the tracks. The title of the card is printed as "R. R. View-Sam Jones Camp Ground, Gloster, Miss." beneath the bottom edge of the image with "The People's Drug Store, Gloster, Miss." printed just above it. "The W. O. W. Summer Health and Pleasure …

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Scale Model Of Niagara Falls, Waterways Experiment Station, Corps Of Engineers, U. S. Army, Vicksburg, Mississippi Oct 2023

Scale Model Of Niagara Falls, Waterways Experiment Station, Corps Of Engineers, U. S. Army, Vicksburg, Mississippi

Southwest Mississippi Region

This postcard features a color image of two women seated while observing a scale model of Niagara Falls. The woman on the left is wearing a dark dress and holding a rod out toward the model and the woman on the right is wearing a red dress. The back of the card contains the following information: "Waterway Experiment Station, Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, Vicksburg, Mississippi...Showing a scale model of Niagara Falls, constructed for test purposes. Open daily to the public Monday through Friday, with free guided tours at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m."

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Mississippi River Scale Model, Waterways Experiment Station, Corps Of Engineers, U. S. Army, Vicksburg, Mississippi Oct 2023

Mississippi River Scale Model, Waterways Experiment Station, Corps Of Engineers, U. S. Army, Vicksburg, Mississippi

Southwest Mississippi Region

This postcard features a color image of two women and one man observing the Mississippi River flood control model at the Waterways Experiment Station, Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, in Vicksburg, Mississippi. One woman is wearing a bright red dress and the other woman is wearing a black dress. The man is wearing a white shirt and gray pants. A line of white structures is pictured behind the model. Signs for "Grants Canal" and "Delta, LA "are shown within the model. The back of the card includes the following information: "Waterway Experiment Station, Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, …

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Mississippi River Flood Control Model, Waterways Experiment Station, Corps Of Engineers, U. S. Army, Vicksburg, Mississippi Oct 2023

Mississippi River Flood Control Model, Waterways Experiment Station, Corps Of Engineers, U. S. Army, Vicksburg, Mississippi

Southwest Mississippi Region

This postcard features a color image of two women observing the Mississippi River flood control model at the Waterways Experiment Station, Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, in Vicksburg, Mississippi. One woman is wearing a bright red dress and the other woman is wearing a black dress. A blue car is pictured parked on the street near the model and a small white structure is to the left behind the model. The back of the card includes the following information: "Waterway Experiment Station, Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, Vicksburg, Mississippi...Showing a section of the Mississippi River flood control model. …

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Jefferson Military College, Washington, Mississippi (Near Natchez), Chartered In 1802 Oct 2023

Jefferson Military College, Washington, Mississippi (Near Natchez), Chartered In 1802

Southwest Mississippi Region

This postcard features a color illustration of the Jefferson Military College in Washington, Mississippi near Natchez. The illustration features a group of men in uniform with their guns on their shoulders in front of a row of white, two and three story buildings. A line of trees are between the buildings and the men. The title of the card is printed along the top of the image. The back of the postcard includes a printed note that the card is a sample of "monotone" style post card made from your photos by E. C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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Model Of Hotchkiss Bend, Mississippi River At U. S. Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, Mississippi Oct 2023

Model Of Hotchkiss Bend, Mississippi River At U. S. Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, Mississippi

Southwest Mississippi Region

This postcard features a color illustration of a model of Hotchkiss Bend at the Mississippi River at U. S. Waterways Experiment Station in Vicksburg, Mississippi. The model is a river shaped concrete structure with water and railing contained within. Trees are beside the model. A red brick building is depicted in the distance. The title of the card is printed along the top of the card and the location is printed along the bottom. The back of the card includes some information about the model printed in the top left that reads "This model was built to a horizontal scale …

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Cherry Street Residence Section, Vicksburg, Mississippi Oct 2023

Cherry Street Residence Section, Vicksburg, Mississippi

Southwest Mississippi Region

This postcard features a color illustration of Cherry Street in Vicksburg, Mississippi with early twentieth century cars, lush green trees on each side, and a white, two story house on the right side of the street. The title of the card is printed in the upper left of the image.

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Portrait Of A Woman Oct 2023

Portrait Of A Woman

Southwest Mississippi Region

This sepia toned photograph features a headshot portrait of a young woman wearing a white dress. Her hair is pulled up and curled in the front. The photographer and location is printed at the bottom of the card the photograph is mounted on.

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Tunica County Courthouse Oct 2023

Tunica County Courthouse

Northwest Mississippi Region

This postcard features a black and white image of the Tunica County, Mississippi Courthouse in Tunica, Mississippi, a two story building with dormers across the front and white trim an dental molding. Trees and vehicles are in front of the courthouse partially obscuring the view. The image is slightly blurry. The title of the card is written in white along the bottom edge of the image.

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W. B. Rogers' Residence, Laurel, Mississippi Oct 2023

W. B. Rogers' Residence, Laurel, Mississippi

Pine Belt Region

This postcard features a color illustration of the W. B. Rogers' Residence in Laurel, Mississippi, a two story house with a small, a square porch on the left and the front. A dormer is on the front roof line and a wooden fence runs in front of the house. The title of the card is in the upper left of the image. The back of the card is addressed to Mr. Everett Stalkner in Bude, Mississippi. An inscription is written on the left half of the card. [see transcription field]

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