Century Theatre and Seutter Building, Jackson, Mississippi

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This postcard features a color illustration of the Century Theatre and Seutter Building in Jackson, Mississippi. The buildings are depicted on the right side of a street among a row of buildings. The Seuttre Building is the light brown brick building beside the red brick Century Theatre building. A green awning is depicted in front of the Century Theatre. Another building, a church with a tall tower, and the S. J. Johnson Dry Goods building are further down the street. Horse drawn buggies and carriages are depicted as being parked in front of the line of buildings. The title of the card is printed along the top left of the image. The back of the postcard is addressed to Miss Perla Williams in Hermanville, Mississippi. The card is postmarked twice: Hermanville, Mississippi, March 12, 1909 and Utica Michigan, march 12, 1909. A green, one cent Benjamin Franklin postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner of the card. An inscription is written sideways on the left half of the card. [see transcription field]

Transcription

Hello Perla. How are you by this time? I rec'd your card a few days ago. Tell me what has become of Cassie I never hear from her. Ans soon. Your friend Kaliope [sic]

Publication Date

1909

Publisher

Eyrich and Co., Jackson, Mississippi

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; Theatres; Historic buildings

Keywords

theatres; Jackson, MS

Geographic Location

Jackson, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1909-03-12_Postcard-Century-Theatre_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

Century Theatre and Seutter Building, Jackson, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University