Mississippi Capitol Region
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Contributor
E. C. Kropp Co.
Description
This color postcard features a large red brick five to six story split level building on a hill. Trees and bushes are on the hill in front of the left side of the building and trees and bushes are also on the opposite side of the road from the building. The leaf covered limbs of a tree are in the upper left corner of the image. The title in the upper right of the card identifies the building as "Baptist Hospital, Jackson, Miss." The back of the postcard identifies the item as a postcard and provides publisher and manufacturer information as well as indication for postage stamp placement. The description in the upper left corner reads "Jackson, capital city of the state and county seat of Hinds County, was named in honor of General Andrew Jackson. It is located approximately in the center of the state, was settled in 1822 and incorporated ten years later.
Publication Date
1930
Publisher
City News Co.
Time Period
1930-1939
Subjects
Postcards; Hospitals; Jackson, MS
Geographic Location
Jackson, MS
Format (original)
postcard
Format (digital)
Digital ID
MSS_837_Postcard_Jackson-Miss-Baptist-Hospital_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