Lumber Steamer Being Loaded in Gulfport, Mississippi, 1906

Lumber seen on a loading dock next to a moored ship awaiting being loaded onto the ship.

Courtesy of Library of Congress, "Loading lumber steamer, Gulfport, Miss.," Detroit Publishing Co., 1906

Description

This photograph shows dimensional lumber ready to load onto cargo ship in Gulfport, Mississippi, in 1906. Lumber products were a major export for Mississippi around 1900, especially yellow pine. A few years later when the yellow pine trees had been mostly cut down, bananas from Central America became the major import to the port with companies like Dole and Chiquita. Gulfport's population was 6,386 in 1910, but grew to 67,793 in 2010.

Source-Dependent Questions

Was this image taken in a rural area or an urban area? Use evidence from the image to support your answer.
Describe the kinds of transportation that lumber would take from the forests of Mississippi, through the Port of Gulfport, Mississippi, and to the Port of London, England.

Citation Information

"Loading lumber steamer, Gulfport, Miss.," Detroit Publishing Co., 1906. Courtesy of Library of Congress