Close-up of the South Facade of the New State Capitol Building, Jackson, Mississippi

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Description

This black and white photograph features a close-up of the entrance steps of the south façade of the new state capitol building, from the left. Six columns decorate the entrance and decorative light fixtures are affixed to the stair walls on either side of the steps leading to the entrance. An arched porte cochure or vehicle entrance with decorative lights on either side is in the brick facade beneath the main entrance. A man wearing a broad rimmed hat is sitting on the platform of the stair walls of the main entrance. The photo is mounted on black paper.

Publication Date

1903

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Capitol buildings; Jackson, MS

Geographic Location

Jackson, MS

Object Type

image

Format (original)

photograph: b&w

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MSS_837_Album-Photograph_p015_Detail-of-Main-Entrance

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Manuscripts Division, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Hattiesburg 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

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