Capitol Street, Looking East, Jackson, Mississippi

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Description

This postcard features a color illustration of an overhead view of Jackson, Mississippi with Capitol Street, looking east, in the foreground. The capitol building can be seen in the distance to the left with trees and other buildings depicted between it and Capitol Street. The buildings along Capitol street are of various sizes and cars are depicted on the street. The title of the card is printed along the bottom left edge of the card. The back of the postcard is addressed to Miss Louise Knehn in Cleveland, Ohio. The postmark is not readable, though is it partially stamped over a red, two cent George Washington postage stamp in the upper right corner. An inscription is written sideways on the left half of the card. [see transcription field]

Transcription

Sept 9, 1925 Dear Louise Arrived here at 530 this morning will get out of here at 650 and arrive at Baton Rouge at 230 this afternoon Dad [sic]

Publication Date

1925

Publisher

C. T. American Art

Time Period

1920-1929

Subjects

Postcards; Streets; Buildings

Keywords

Jackson, MS; streets

Geographic Location

Jackson, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1925_Postcard-Capitol-Street-East_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

Capitol Street, Looking East, Jackson, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University