Mississippi Capitol Region

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Description

This postcard features a color illustration of the Confederate Monument standing outside the Old Capitol Building in Jackson, Mississippi. The Capitol Building is mostly obscured by a leafy green trees in front of it, though the dome is visible on the left edge of the image. The Confederate monument, on the right side of the image is a tall monument with a soldier standing on top of an obelisk, and angel seated at the base of the obelisk above a mausoleum-like vault in a Gothic style. Trees are seen behind the monument and flower bushes are depicted on the capital lawn around the monument. The title of the card is printed along the top of the image.

Publisher

S. H. Kress and Co.

Subjects

Postcards; Capitol buildings

Keywords

Capitol building; Jackson, MS

Geographic Location

Jackson, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_Postcard-Monument-Old-Capitol-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.

Confederate Monument and Old Capitol, Jackson, Mississippi

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