First Methodist Church, Jackson, Mississippi

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Description

This postcard features a color illustration of the First Methodist Church in Jackson, Mississippi, a multi-level building with towers at the corners and a tall steeple on the tower on the left front corner. The title of the card is primed in red along the top edge of the image. The back of the card is addressed to Miss Edith Weber in Glen Arm, Illinois. The card is postmarked Tougaloo, Mississippi, December 29, 1909 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

Elaine Strong Wishing you a prosperous and happy New Year. I would certainly enjoy some of the snow of the northern states but we have been cold enough down here to please an eskimo. [sic]

Publication Date

1909

Publisher

Eyrich and Co., Jackson, Miss.

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; Churches; Church buildings

Keywords

churches; Methodist Churches; Jackson, MS

Geographic Location

Jackson (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1909-12-29_Postcard-First-Methodist-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 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

First Methodist Church, Jackson, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University