Capitol Street Looking West from Old Capitol, Jackson, Mississippi

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Description

This postcard features a color illustration of the buildings on Capitol Street as seen looking west form the Old Capitol building in Jackson, Mississippi. The buildings on either side of the street are various sizes and colors. Two streetcars are depicted in the middle of the street and people are depicted crossing the street among horse drawn wagons. The title of the card is printed along the top edge of the image. The back of the card is addressed to Clarene Shank in Wakarusa, Indiana. The card is postmarked Jackson, Mississippi, January 3, 1911 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]

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Jan 3 1911 I got here in Jaxon at 5 oclock this ev all right; in the suny south; but it is about [?] wether here to and it dont look like I thought WHH [sic]

Publication Date

1911

Time Period

1910-1919

Subjects

Postcards; Streets; Commercial buildings

Keywords

streets; commercial buildings; Jackson, MS

Geographic Location

Jackson, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1911-01-03_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 West from Old Capitol, Jackson, Mississippi , Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University