Bryan Day Reception Committee on Steps of the Governor's Mansion, Jackson, Mississippi

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Description

This black and white picture postcard features a group of people gathered on the front entrance steps to the Mississippi Governor's mansion. The group includes two women and seven men. Another man is seated in a chair on the porch area behind the group. The handwritten title in the upper left identifies the group as "Jackson Bryan Day Reception Committee." The donor of this collection has described the people as "Bryan Day Reception Committee with William J. Bryan and James K. Vardaman on steps of Governor's Mansion, with Congressman John Sharp Williams sitting in chair in background, September 1906. Williams gave the "best speech" of the day, it was reported. Vardaman dressed in white with black hat. The back of the postcard identifies the item as a postcard and provides indication for address placement. A green one cent postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner and the card is postmarked Jackson, Mississippi, October 17, 1906. The card is addressed to Miss Lorena Duling in Jackson, Mississippi.

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Gov Vandaman WJ Bryan

Publication Date

10-17-1906

Publisher

Eyrich and Company

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; Picture postcards; Governors' mansions; Jackson, MS

Geographic Location

Jackson, MS

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MSS_837_Postcard_Family-on-Steps_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