The presence of a Confederate Flag and participants in Confederate uniforms places the image within patterns of Southern public commemorations that persisted into the mid-20th century, including the 1960s, a period overlapping the Civil Rights era when Confederate iconography was frequently displayed in civic events.
📝 In-Scene Text
* "Hotpoint"
* "APPLIANCES | TELEVISION"
* "MILLER'S FUSES & APPL"
* "THIRD C" (partially visible, likely "THIRD ST" or "THIRD CT")
* "GE APPLIANCES" (GE logo visible)
* "TOM'S R_A DRUGS" (R_A is partially obscured, possibly "REXALL")
* "S_ _ _S FURNITURE CO" (First part of the name is obscured, "FURNITURE CO" is visible)
* "THEATRE" (partially visible, behind the pole)
🏢 Publisher Information
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💬 Captions
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✍️ Messages
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📮 Address
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📅 Postmark & Stamp
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Postmark location unclear
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🏛️ Publisher & Postal Note
**Publisher:** SCENIC SOUTH CARD CO., BESSEMER, ALA. 35020
**Postal Notes:**
* PLACE STAMP HERE
* POST CARD
* Address
* Printed description of the front image (not visible): "BALDWYN, MISSISSIPPI / Part of the Parade when the Battle of Brices / Crossroads was re-enacted."
* Card number: 100377
* Small stylized 'K' or symbol in the bottom left corner (possibly a printer's mark).
📌 Context
This postcard is un-used, meaning it was never mailed, which is why there are no handwritten addresses, messages, stamps, or postmarks. The publisher's information includes a ZIP code (35020 for Bessemer, Alabama), which indicates that this postcard was likely produced after 1963 when ZIP codes were introduced in the United States. The front of the postcard (not provided here) would have featured an image depicting a re-enactment of the Battle of Brices Crossroads, a significant engagement during the American Civil War that took place on June 10, 1864, near Baldwyn, Mississippi.
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