Cotton transportation by road, Memphis, TN, 1907
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- Printed photo
About this postcard
A wagon piled high with cotton bales stands on a road at the edge of Memphis, a driver perched atop the load and a four-animal team hitched in front. Houses and trees fill the background. The printed caption calls the scene "Cotton Transportation by Road, Memphis, Tenn." Memphis, on the Mississippi River, was one of the South's great cotton markets. Wagon teams like this brought bales in from surrounding farms to the city's compresses, warehouses, and cotton exchange, where the crop was graded, pressed, and shipped downriver or by rail.
Postcard Details
Atchesbury, KS
Postcard record
| Postmarked | , Memphis & Atesbury R.P.O. |
|---|---|
| Publisher | I. Samelson & Co. |
| Series | 2141 |
| Condition | Good |
| Place addressed | Mrs Charlotte Hackett, Atchesbury, KS |
| Place depicted | Memphis, TN |
| Stamp | 1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1902, perforated vertical sides only |
| Stamp | 1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1907, perforated on all sides |
| Notes | Black-and-white halftone print with a narrow white margin at top and left; undivided-back era stock; handwritten inscription in ink on the lower front ("from Papa Sept 12 1907"); light edge wear and faint staining at the bottom. Postmark: MEMPHIS & AMESBURY R.P.O. SEP 16 1907 7:30 PM. Undivided back ("THIS SIDE FOR THE ADDRESS ONLY"); publisher imprint I. Samelson & Co., Memphis, Tenn.; 1¢ Franklin stamp; light edge wear and toning. |
Cite this card
Cotton transportation by road, Memphis, TN, 1907, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/cotton-transportation-by-road-memphis-tn-1907. Accessed November 2, 2026.