Jackson Souvenir Cards

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Description

This is the cover of a set of 12 souvenir postal mailing cards featuring various images from Jackson, Mississippi printed in 1905 by the Rotograph Company of New York City in Germany. The set includes a back cover to post and an image of the State Capitol of Mississippi on the front cover with an opening which opens up revealing a foldout of 12 images of early Jackson, Mississippi. The copyright and patent information is printed along the bottom edge of this cover and the title of the image is printed along the top right. A latch to keep the opening closed is visible on the right side of the image. The cover image features a black and white photograph of the state Capitol building in Jackon, Mississippi, a large four story building with a tall dome in the center.

Publication Date

1905

Publisher

Rotograph and Co.

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; Historical buildings

Keywords

Jackson, MS

Geographic Location

Jackson, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard: b&w

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1908-09-05_Souvenir-Mail-Card-Jackson_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.

Cover image, State Capitol, Jackson, Mississippi, 1905

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