Copiah County Courthouse and Jail, Hazlehurst, Mississippi

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Description

This postcard features a color illustration of the Copiah County Courthouse and jail in Hazlehurst, Mississippi, a two story building with two story pillar columns across the front entrance, a domed clock tower with a cupola on top, and a gabled roof. A water tower is seen to the right of the building and other buildings are depicted behind and to the left of the courthouse. The title of the card is printed in red below the bottom left edge of the image. An inscription is written on the edges of the card. The back of the card is addressed to Mr. W. E. Cook in Brookhaven, Mississippi. The card is postmarked Hazlehurst, Mississippi, June 23, 1907 and a green, one cent Benjamin Franklin postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner. [see transcription field]

Transcription

[from the bottom, counterclockwise] How are you? Sure do miss you. Write me soon. Nell and I are going driving now. Beulob [sic]

Publication Date

1907

Publisher

E. C. Kropp, Milwaukee

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; Courthouses; Jails

Keywords

courthouses; county jails; Copiah County, MS; Hazlehurst, MS

Geographic Location

Hazlehurst (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1907-06-23_Postcard-Cophiah-Courthouse-Hazlehurst_001

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Manuscripts Unit, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Postcard/Photographs, Box 5, 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

Copiah County Courthouse and Jail, Hazlehurst, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University