Capitol Street, East From Depot, Buildings Along the Street, Jackson, Mississippi

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Description

This color postcard features the three and four story buildings on the left side of a street. A sign for “The Edwards” is just below the roof line of the corner building, a Coca-Cola sign on the street level around the corner, and the sign above the first floor of the corner building reads, "McIntyre Brothers Drug Store". Bicycles can also be seen leaning against street poles. The title in the upper right of the card identifies the images as "Capitol Street, East From Depot, Jackson, Mississippi." The donor notes, "Capitol Street, looking East from Union Depot, Jackson, Miss., 1921. The image is horse and buggy and pre-auto and probably dates to 1905. This is a very early exterior on the right of the Edwards House hotel." The back of the postcard identifies the item as a postcard and provides indication for correspondence, postmark, and address placement. A green one cent postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner and the card is postmarked twice. The postmark at the top of the card is for Newark, Ohio, December 15, 1909 and the postmark across the address is for Dixie, Ohio December 16 with the year illegible. The card is inscribed and is addressed to William Seale in Dixie, Ohio.

Transcription

Well Will I received your card was glad to hear from you. I got a new pair of skates Saturday wea are all well hoping you are all the same. Come up Christmas. Goodbye your cousin Samuel McDowell [sic]

Publication Date

12-15-1909

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; Streets; Buildings; Storefronts; Jackson, MS

Geographic Location

Jackson, MS

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MSS_837_Postcard_Capitol-Street-East-From-Depot-Jackson-Miss_001

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Manuscripts Division, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Postcard/Photographs, Box 1: Jackson Subcollection

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

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.MSState.edu.

Recommended Citation

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