State School for the Blind, Jackson, Mississippi

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Description

This postcard features a color illustration of the Institute for the Blind in Jackson, Mississippi, a three story red brick building with balconies on the second and third floor, a clock tower in the center, dormers across the roofline, multiple chimneys, and a tall set of stairs leading to the second floor entrance. Trees and a green lawn surround the building. The tile of the card is printed along the bottom left of the image. The back of the card is addressed to Miss Lorena Duling in Nashville, Tennessee. The card is postmarked Jackson, Miss., August 6, 1907 and a green, one cent Benjamin Franklin postage stamp is placed upside down in the upper right corner. An inscription is written sideways on the left half of the card. [see transcription field]

Transcription

Did you get my postal from Crysital Springs. I had a fine time there. May go to the coast later. Allen was defeated. Jamie Thomas

Publication Date

1907

Publisher

Kyrich and Co., Jackson, Miss.

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; School buildings

Keywords

schools for the blind

Geographic Location

Jackson, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1907-08-06_Postcard-Blind-School_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

State School for the Blind, Jackson, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University