Governors' Mansion, Jackson, Mississippi

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Description

This postcard features a color illustration of the Governors' mansion in Jackson, Mississippi. The Mansion, a two-story masonry structure painted white, basically rectangular in plan. Its front facade is five bays wide, each bay articulated by pilasters with scrolled capitals; bays on the side elevations are separated by doubled pilasters. The center bay is larger, and is fronted by a two-story half-round portico supported by four columns. A full entablature encircles the building, ending in a dentillated cornice below the roof line. The title of the card is printed along the top of the image. A brief paragraph about the mansion is printed on the upper left on the back of the postcard that reads "The Governors'' Mansion is a large, majestic building which attracts much attention. Located on Capitol Street, in the heart of the business district. Built in 1842."

Publisher

Service News Agency, Jackson, Miss.

Subjects

Postcards; Mississippi Governor's Mansion (Jackson, Miss.)

Geographic Location

Jackson, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_Postcard-Governors-Mansion-Sunset_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

Governors' Mansion, Jackson, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University