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Original March 3, 1905 business letter on illustrated letterhead from Owl Bayou Cypress Co. of Strader, Louisiana.
The letterhead advertises “Louisiana Red Cypress Lumber” and includes the company name, officers, and Strader, Louisiana location.
The typed letter was sent to M. P. Way & Co. of Hammond, Louisiana and concerns an iron pulley that was to be re-bored and returned by freight.
Owl Bayou Cypress Co. was part of Louisiana’s early cypress lumber industry and operated a substantial logging and mill business in Tangipahoa Parish during the early 1900s.
Details:
* Owl Bayou Cypress Co.
* Strader, Louisiana
* Dated March 3, 1905
* Louisiana Red Cypress Lumber letterhead
* Sent to M. P. Way & Co., Hammond, Louisiana
* Original typed business correspondence
* Signed for Owl Bayou Cypress Co.
* Early Louisiana lumber and logging history
* Original period document, not a reproduction
Condition:
Shows age-related toning, fold lines, staining, small marks, and general handling wear consistent with an original document from 1905. Please review all photos closely for condition.
A nice piece of early Louisiana industrial history for collectors of lumber, logging, railroad-related history, Louisiana ephemera, or antique business correspondence.
