North State Street, Jackson, Mississippi

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Description

This postcard features a color illustration of the grand homes along the left side of North State Street in Jackson, Mississippi. The fully visible home is a white, two story house with a row of six white columns along the front porch. Three women in early 20th century dresses are walking front of the house and electric powerline poles are spaced along the grass between the sidewalk and the street. The title of the card is printed in the upper edge of the image. The back of the postcard is addressed to Mrs. L. J. Jarshishek in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania . The card is postmarked Lake, Mississippi, October 8, 1909 and a green, one cent Benjamin Franklin postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner. An inscription is written on the left half of the card. [see transcription field]

Transcription

I would like to send you some Roses, if I knew they would stay nice. How are you by this time. Mincey

Publication Date

1909

Publisher

Eyrich and Co., Jackson, Mississippi

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; Streets

Keywords

streets; Jackson, MS

Geographic Location

Jackson, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1909-10-08_Postcard-North-State-Street_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

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