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 in Jackson, Mississippi, providing a view of commercial buildings, horse drawn buggies, and people walking the sidewalks and street. A sign for McIntyre Bros Druggist is on the front of the first building on the right. Utility poles line either side of street. The title of the card is printed along the upper left of the image and in inscription is written below it. The back of the card is addressed to Miss Marion McDonald in Iuka, Mississippi. The card is postmarked Jackson, Mississippi, November 20, 1909 and a green, one cent Benjamin Franklin postage stamp is placed sideways on the upper right corner. An inscription is written sideways on the left half of the card. [see transcription field]

Transcription

[on the front] I am going to a Theatre in a few min. [on the back] Jackson, 11-25-04 Dear Marion--We have certainly had a time, we beat A and M, F. B. Seven I am feeling [squiggle line] We will leave about 12 or 1 oclock to night. I or we almolst took Jackson, I run if on Janus S. and he carried me every where 2000 school boys here T. J. [sic]

Publication Date

1909

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; Streets; Commercial Buildings

Keywords

streets; depots; Jackson, MS

Geographic Location

Jackson, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1909-11-25_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