Capitol Street, Looking East From Union Depot, Jackson, Mississippi

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Description

This postcard features a color illustration of Capitol Street looking east from the Union Depot providing a view of commercial buildings, a streetcar, and people walking the sidewalks and street. King's Drugstore is on the left side of the street and a drug store is visible on the right side of the street, a three story building with a balcony at the second floor. The title of the card is printed along the top right edge of the image. The back of the card is addressed to Mrs. Clyde Bangham in Wilmingham, Ohio. The card is postmarked Jackson, Miss., August 27, 1907 and a green, one cent Benjamin Franklin postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner. An inscription is written on the left half of the card. [see transcription field]

Transcription

Jackson Miss 8/25 '07 Dear Sister:-You certainly did owe us a letter I knew how busy you were. May-be you think we were not glad to hear from you it had seemed ages will write you real soon. Remember us to the rest of the folks. With much love Elie [sic]

Publication Date

1907

Publisher

Souvenier Postcard Co., New York

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; Commercial Buildings; Streets

Keywords

streets; depots; Jackson, MS

Geographic Location

Jackson, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1907-08-27_Postcard-Capitol-St-Jackson_001

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Manuscripts Unit, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Postcard/Photographs, Box 4, 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 From Union Depot, Jackson, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University