Lamar Building and Pythian Temple, Jackson, Mississippi

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Description

This postcard is a color illustration of the Lamar Mutual Life and Pythian temple buildings in Jackson, Mississippi. The Pythian Temple, also knowns as the Pythian Castle of the Knights of Pythias, is on the left and the Lamar Mutual Life building is on the right. The Pythian castle is a stone structures with a tower-like shape. The Lamar Mutual Life building is a two story structure with a four white columns across the front and their name engraved across the front. The title of the card is printed along the top of the image. The back of the postcard is addressed to Harvey L. Ritz in Chicago, Illinois. The card is postmarked Jackson, Miss., August 24, 1908, West Jackson, 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

Hello Old man Hows everything You lobster I've written you twice I believe but don't recollect receiving any from you. Be good. Yours Claude [sic]

Publication Date

1908

Publisher

The American News Company, New York

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; Buildings

Keywords

buildings; temples

Geographic Location

Jackson, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1908-08-24_Postcard-Lamar-Bldg_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

Lamar Building and Pythian Temple, Jackson, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University