City Hall, Jackson, Mississippi

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Description

This postcard features a color illustration of Jackson, Mississippi City Hall, a two story white brick building with four tall columns along the front entrance and a long sidewalk leading to the building. Men are depicted as standing on the sidewalk near the building and bare trees are depicted in front of and to the side of the building. The title of the card is printed along the upper left of the image. The back of the card is addressed to Mrs. J. V. Bailey in Jackson, Mississippi. The card is postmarked Columbus, Miss., March 17, 1911 and a green, one cent postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner. An inscription is written sideways on the left half of the card. [see transcription field]

Transcription

Dearest Mama--I shall not have time to write to your this morning, though I may do so later in the week nothing is stirring up here. Even discussion and May Day have stopped. Blue. [along the top] Will write Sunday JV 93

Publication Date

1911

Publisher

A. M. Simons, New York

Time Period

1910-1919

Subjects

Postcards; City Halls

Keywords

City halls; Jackson, MS

Geographic Location

Jackson, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1911-03-17_Postcard-City-Hall_001

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Manuscripts Unit, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Postcard/Photographs, Box 3, Box 3: Mississippi Capitol Region

Repository

Manuscripts

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version)

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.MSState.edu.

Recommended Citation

City Hall, Jackson, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University