Carter Building, Corner of Main and Front Streets, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, June 15, 1908

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Description

An image of the Carter Building on the corner of Main and Front Streets in Hattiesburg is pictured in this black and white postcard. A sign reading "Hays and Field" is on the roof of the building. The Carter building, built 1904-5, is one of the icons of downtown Hattiesburg. Named after John Prentiss Carter, who served as Mississippi’s lieutenant governor from 1904 to 1908, the 100-year-old building has been completely renovated to house multiple lofts and retail and office space on the first floor. The six story building stands at the corner of Main Street and Front Street. Carter was a Hattiesburg banker and attorney. In 1973 the building was sold to Faulkner Concrete Pipe Company and became known as the Faulkner Building. Recently, its original name was returned to the building. An inscription is written across the bottome half of the image above the title of the card. An inscription is also written sideways on the back of the card and is addressed to Mr. E. H. Sojourner in Slidell, Louisiana. The card is postmarked Hattiesburg, Mississippi, June 15, 1908.

Publication Date

6-15-1908

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; Buildings

Keywords

buildings; streets; Hattiesburg, MS

Geographic Location

Hattisburg (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1908-06-15_Postcard_CarterBuilding-Hattiesburg

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Manuscripts Unit, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Postcard/Photographs, 2022 Addition Postcards

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

Carter Building, Corner of Main and Front Streets, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, June 15, 1908, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University