Governors' Mansion, Jackson, Mississippi

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This postcard features a color illustration of the Governors' mansion in Jackson, Mississippi. The Mansion, a two-story masonry structure painted white, basically rectangular in plan. Its front facade is five bays wide, each bay articulated by pilasters with scrolled capitals; bays on the side elevations are separated by doubled pilasters. The center bay is larger, and is fronted by a two-story half-round portico supported by four columns. A full entablature encircles the building, ending in a dentillated cornice below the roof line. The title of the card is printed beneath the bottom edge of the image. The back of the postcard is addressed to Mrs. Missaus Wade in Atlanta, Georgia. The card is postmarked Jackson, Mississippi, March 6, 1909 and a green, one cent Benjamin Franklin postage stamp is in the upper right corner of the card. An inscription is written on the left half of the card. [see transcription field]

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Jackson, Miss. Dear sister we all well I will write you soon I got your letter Willie is doing nice now he is able to go about your sister Belle Wilson

Publication Date

1909

Publisher

The American News Company, New York

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; Mississippi Governor's Mansion (Jackson, Miss.)

Keywords

Governors' mansion; Jackson, MS

Geographic Location

Jackson, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1909-03-06_Postcard-Governors-Mansion_001

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Manuscripts Unit, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Postcard/Photographs, Box 3, Box 3: 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

Governors' Mansion, Jackson, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University