Sketch of Darwood, a Home on the Jourdan River

Authors

Files

Contributor

Hancock, J. Carl

Description

This postcard features a black and white sketch of a home overlooking a river. The sketch depicts trees and other foliage around the house and a cupola and two chimneys are visible along the roof of the home. The river is depicted in the foreground of the drawing. The title in the lower left corner of the card reads "Darwood on the Jourdan"; the artist's name, J Carl Hancock, is written at the bottom right corner of the card. The back of the postcard identifies the item as a postcard. The description in the upper left corner reads "Darwood on the Jourdan--Lovely home and gardens of Dr. Emmett Lee Irwin overlooking picturesque Jourdan River from its South bank and opposite Kiln, Miss. Darwood is 60 miles from New Orleans and near Bay St. Louis, Miss."

Publication Date

1910

Time Period

1890-1999

Subjects

Postcards; Rivers

Geographic Location

Bay St. Louis, MS

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MSS_837_Postcard_Darwood-On-the-Jourdan-Drawing_001

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Manuscripts Division, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Gulf Coast Sub-Collection

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

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