Tower Building, Jackson, Mississippi

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Description

This postcard features a color illustration of the Tower Building in Jackson, Mississippi, one of the tallest buildings in Mississippi at the time of the card's publication. The building is sixteen stories tall and includes a tower at the top. Small, red brick buildings flank the Tower Building and a street runs in front of it with trees on the other side. The title of the card is printed in the upper right of the image. An advertisement for the Tower Building and the Merchants Bank Building is printed on the top left of the back of the card. "May 3, 1980" is stamped on the bottom left edge of the card.

Publication Date

1980

Publisher

City News Co., Jackson, Miss.

Time Period

1980-1989

Subjects

Postcards; Buildings

Keywords

sky scrapers; Jackson, MS

Geographic Location

Jackson, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1980-05-03_Postcard-Tower-Building_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

Tower Building, Jackson, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University