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Stuart C. Irby Co. – Jackson, Mississippi

By: Jordan Smith August 22, 2017August 22, 2017

Cardboard AmericaAdvertising, Mississippi, Postcard2 Comments

You are cordially invited to visit our new lighting fixture showroom to see a magnificent display of lighting fixtures and lamps; The best in lighting. STUART C. IRBY CO. Wholesale Electric Supplies 815 South State Street Jackson, Miss. Easton Photo Reproductions C-16016

10-4 Good Buddy, CB’s Growing

By: Jordan Smith May 24, 2017

CB Radio1976, CB Radio, Mississippi, NewspaperLeave a Comment

The following article talking about the meteoric rise of CB radio, written by Ernest Waaser, appeared in The Yazoo Herald on New Year’s Day, 1976: The yellow Oldsmobile edging off the road, its driver lulled to sleep by the smoothness of many miles of interstate driving. Suddenly a voice blared in his ear: “Hey, you…

How Do You Like My New Beau?

By: Jordan Smith April 17, 2017

Cardboard America, Come Home Soon1909, Come Home Soon, MississippiLeave a Comment

Mailed from Bristol & Chattanooga Railroad to Miss Neva Arnold of Cholona, Mississippi on April 14, 1909: Dear Little Girl: Have you received the album I sent you from Corinth yesterday morning? I spent last night in Chattanooga, Tenn. When you grow up we will come here. Papa

Home Book

By: Jordan Smith November 2, 2016September 18, 2016

Collected Items1930s, Mississippi, Scrap BookLeave a Comment

I found this life story/scrap book at an antique store in Tupelo, Mississippi. This is the story of Elsie Roberta Robertson using magazine photos to tell her story. I’m guessing this is probably from the late 30s/early 40s.