View of Old Capitol, Looking East from President Street, Taking in Kress Store, Jackson, Mississippi

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Description

This postcard features a color illustration of President Street with a view of the Old Capitol's dome and pillars at the end of it. Commercial buildings are seen on the right side of the street with Kress Store's sign visible, advertising it as a 5-10 and 25 cent store. People are depicted on the sidewalk in front of the Kress Store and a horse drawn carriage is seen toward the end of the street. The title of the card is printed along the top of the image.

Publisher

S. H. Kress and Co.

Subjects

Postcards; Streets; Capitol buildings; Commercial buildings

Keywords

Old Capitol; Jackson, MS

Geographic Location

Jackson, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_Postcard-Old-Capitol_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

View of Old Capitol, Looking East from President Street, Taking in Kress Store, Jackson, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University