Davis Schools, Jackson, Mississippi

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Description

This postcard features a color illustration of Davis School in Jackson, Mississippi, a three story, red brick building with two white trimmed, arched entrances and a dormer in the center of the roof. A utility pole is depicted in front of the left end of the building. The Jefferson Davis School (elementary) was opened on North Congress Street in 1906 with Lorena Duling as principal. It was named for Confederate President Jefferson Davis. Writer Eudora Welty attended this grammar school which was across the street from her childhood home. The title of the card is printed along the upper edge of the image. The recipient addressed on the back of the card has been marked out though would have been mailed to Grunwald Hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana. An inscription is written sideways on the left half of the card's back. [see transcription field]

Transcription

[across the top right edge] Did you ever see this building [sic] [sideways on the left] I miss my sweet little name sake so much, and hope you will have a nice trip and come home feling well Anne and Papa went out to the Place after breakfast. Lillian is as mad as she can be. ruth spent the afternoon with Anne but looked like she missed your and I know I do. Your devoted Mama. [sic]

Publisher

Eyrich and Co., Jackson, Miss.

Subjects

Postcards; School buildings

Keywords

schools; school buildings; Jackson, MS

Geographic Location

Jackson, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_Postcard-Davis-School-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

Davis Schools, Jackson, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University