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Booklet Of Six Postcards Of Views Of Clarksdale, Mississippi: Episcopal Church, Clarksdale, Mississippi Oct 2023

Booklet Of Six Postcards Of Views Of Clarksdale, Mississippi: Episcopal Church, Clarksdale, Mississippi

Mississippi Delta Region

This postcard features a black and white image of an Episcopal Church, a Carpenter Gothic style church with a short, square tower on the left corner entrance and a steep gabled roof. The windows and doorways are arched and cross sits atop the pitched of the roof next to the tower. The title of the card, "Episcopal Church, Clarksdale, Miss." is printed along the bottom edge of the card. This postcard is part of the six postcard booklet of views of Clarksdale, Mississippi.

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Booklet Of Six Postcards Of Views Of Clarksdale, Mississippi: Delta Street, Clarksdale, Mississippi Oct 2023

Booklet Of Six Postcards Of Views Of Clarksdale, Mississippi: Delta Street, Clarksdale, Mississippi

Mississippi Delta Region

This postcard features a black and white image of Delta Street in Clarksdale, Mississippi, showing the buildings and sidewalks that line the street through downtown, Clarksdale. The title of the card, "Delta Street, Clarksdale, Miss." is printed along the bottom edge of the card. This postcard is part of the six postcard booklet of views of Clarksdale, Mississippi.

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Booklet Of Six Postcards Of Views Of Clarksdale, Mississippi: Court Street, Clarksdale, Mississippi Oct 2023

Booklet Of Six Postcards Of Views Of Clarksdale, Mississippi: Court Street, Clarksdale, Mississippi

Mississippi Delta Region

This postcard features a black and white image of Court Street in Clarksdale, Mississippi, offering a view of the houses and trees that line the street. The title of the postcard, "Court Street, Clarksdale, Miss." is printed along the bottom edge of the card. This postcard is part of the six postcard booklet of views of Clarksdale, Mississippi.

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Booklet Of Six Postcards Of Views Of Clarksdale, Mississippi: Court House, Clarksdale, Mississippi Oct 2023

Booklet Of Six Postcards Of Views Of Clarksdale, Mississippi: Court House, Clarksdale, Mississippi

Mississippi Delta Region

This postcard features a black and white image of the Coahoma County courthouse in Clarksdale, Mississippi, a two story building with a gabled roof and a rounded tower on the left corner. A sidewalk leads up to the building and trees are pictured on the lawn in front. The title, "Court House, Clarksdale, Miss." is printed along the bottom edge of the card. This postcard is part of the six postcard booklet of views of Clarksdale, Mississippi.

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Booklet Of Six Postcards Of Views Of Clarksdale, Mississippi, Cover Oct 2023

Booklet Of Six Postcards Of Views Of Clarksdale, Mississippi, Cover

Mississippi Delta Region

This is the cover for a booklet that holds postcards with black and white images of views of Clarksdale, Mississippi. The front cover reads “Six beautiful double-tone post cards perforated for detaching each one different...Residence Section from Water Tank, Delta Street, Court Street, Episcopal Church, Court House, New School Building. Series C. Published by J. B. Ellis, Prescription Druggist, 226 Delta Avenue, Clarksdale, Miss." Ca. 1905-1920. The cards from the booklet are described individually in separate records.

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Yazoo And Mississippi Valley Railroad Train Number 1901, Beulah, Mississippi Oct 2023

Yazoo And Mississippi Valley Railroad Train Number 1901, Beulah, Mississippi

Mississippi Delta Region

This undated black and white photograph features a railroad train parked at the Beulah, Mississippi depot. People and conductors in uniform are pictures standing on the platform beside the train and smoke is pictured coming from the train's smoke stack. A form is printed on the back of the photograph with spaces to identify railroad, number, class, type, and other information regarding the train. Y and MV is written as the railroad, 1901 is written in as the number and Beulah, Miss is written for where the photo was taken at.

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Ring Size Card, Rombach Brothers, Leading Jewelers, Canton, Mississippi Oct 2023

Ring Size Card, Rombach Brothers, Leading Jewelers, Canton, Mississippi

Mississippi Capitol Region

This ring size card for Rombach Brothers Jewelers in Canton, Mississippi, bears an illustration of a woman's hand reaching into a jewelry box with blue flowers illustrated around it. The back of the ring size card includes instructions on how to use the card and monthly birthstones. The back of the card also notes "We always have a full assortment of plain and fancy Rings."

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Wilson Memorial Bridge, Jackson, Mississippi Oct 2023

Wilson Memorial Bridge, Jackson, Mississippi

Mississippi Capitol Region

This postcard features a color illustration of the Woodrow Wilson Bridge in Jackson, Mississippi, an open-spandrel concrete arch bridge over the Pearl River. It was built in 1925 and is a Mississippi Landmark. Tees are seen behind the bridge and water and grass to the right. The title of the card is printed in the upper left of the image.

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Looking South On Union Street, Canton, Mississippi Oct 2023

Looking South On Union Street, Canton, Mississippi

Mississippi Capitol Region

This postcard features a color illustration of the commercial buildings on Union Street in Canton, Mississippi. The buildings are multilevel with most of them being three stories. The John McGrath and Sons. Co. building is in the foreground, a gray stone building with a balcony on the second floor. A horse drawn carriage is parked in front of the McGrath building. The title of the card is printed in red along the top left of the image. "Property of Nancy Grogan--Canto, MS-859-7275 Please Return" and "Traded to Sonny hill" is written across the top on the back of the card.

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Union Station And Capitol Street, Jackson, Mississippi Oct 2023

Union Station And Capitol Street, Jackson, Mississippi

Mississippi Capitol Region

This postcard features a color image of Union Station and Capitol Street in Jackson, Mississippi. Commercial buildings are on either side of the street, the streetcar is in the middle of the street with horse drawn carriages are on either side. Utility poles are at the sidewalks on either side of the street. The title of the card is printed along the top edge of the image.

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The Mansion And Ballard Hall, Tougaloo University, Tougaloo, Mississippi Oct 2023

The Mansion And Ballard Hall, Tougaloo University, Tougaloo, Mississippi

Mississippi Capitol Region

This postcard features a color image of the Mansion and Ballard Hall on the Tougaloo University campus in Tougaloo, Mississippi. The Mansion is a three story building with a long front porch with thick columns on either side of the steps and on the ends. A short railing runs across the top of the front porch roof. Dental molding lines the second and third story roofs. Ballard Hall, a two story building, is seen to the left of the Mansion. Trees partially obscure both buildings and are also on the lawn in front of them. The title of the card …

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Street Scene, Canton, Mississippi Oct 2023

Street Scene, Canton, Mississippi

Mississippi Capitol Region

This postcard features a black and white image of a street scene in Canton, Mississippi that shows commercial building and utility poles on either side of the street and horse drawn carriages and wagons driving down the street. People are also seen walking on the sidewalks in front of the buildings. The title of the card is printed in the lower left of the card and the publisher's name is printed in the lower right corner of the card.

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Senate Chamber, State Capitol, Jackson, Mississippi Oct 2023

Senate Chamber, State Capitol, Jackson, Mississippi

Mississippi Capitol Region

This postcard features a color illustration of the interior view of the Senate Chamber in the State Capitol in Jackson, Mississippi. There are four visible rows of double seating tables and chairs in a red tone facing a white rostrum. The back wall behind the rostrum appears to be white marble with gray veining set against three arched windows. A clock is set inside the top of the marble. Marble pillars are on either side of the room.. The dental molding at the ceiling is visible above the back wall. the title of the card is printed in red ink …

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Standard Life Insurance Company Building, Jackson, Mississippi Oct 2023

Standard Life Insurance Company Building, Jackson, Mississippi

Mississippi Capitol Region

This postcard features a color illustration of the Standard Life Insurance Company Building in Jackson, Mississippi, a seven story building with a large sign on the roof that reads "Standard Life". Trees are in the grassy lawn in front of the building and colorful flowers are depicted lining each side of the sidewalks that lead to the building. A brief paragraph on the history of Jackson, Mississippi is printed in the upper left on the back of the card and it reads "In 1821 the state legislature ratified the selection of the site as the state capital, named it Jackson …

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The Spinning Wheel Restaurant, Jackson, Mississippi Oct 2023

The Spinning Wheel Restaurant, Jackson, Mississippi

Mississippi Capitol Region

This postcard features two black and white images of the Spinning Wheel, a restaurant in Jackson, Mississippi. The image in the upper left corner depicts the statue of a Black woman in a dress and apron with the sign "Minnie Bell: Good Food" near the side of the road. The large image shows the exterior of the restaurant, a white, mid-century modern style restaurant with the sign across the top of it that reads "Restaurant Curb Service" and a large sign on top of the building that has the image of a spinning wheel in the center and the wording …

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Smith Park, Jackson, Mississippi Oct 2023

Smith Park, Jackson, Mississippi

Mississippi Capitol Region

This postcard features a color illustration of Smith Park in Jackson, Mississippi, a green space with several trees and sidewalks that surround it. The title of the card is printed sideways on the right edge of the card. The back of the postcard is damaged.

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Sheraton Motor Inn, Jackson, Mississippi Oct 2023

Sheraton Motor Inn, Jackson, Mississippi

Mississippi Capitol Region

This postcard features three color images of the Sheraton Motor Inn. The image on the left is an interior view of the lobby, showing a gold couch and curtains, a tapestry hung on the stone wall, a wooden coffee table, and a woman and a man standing in front of the window. The top right image is an exterior view of the covered portico in front of Paul's Northside Restaurant, a stone building with stone pillars at the portico. An "S" surrounded by laurel leaves is in the upper left corner of the image. The bottom image features the inn's …

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School House, Canton, Mississippi Oct 2023

School House, Canton, Mississippi

Mississippi Capitol Region

This postcard features a color illustration of the two story, red brick school house in Canton, Mississippi. The school house has arched windows and a balcony on the second story and a cupola in the center of the roof. Other buildings can be seen on the right edge of the image and some tree limbs are in the upper corners of the image. The title of the card is printed in the upper right of the image. The back of the card is addressed to Miss F. Ripley in San Antonio, Texas. The card is postmarked Canton, Miss., though the …

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Images From Primos Restaurants, Jackson, Mississippi Oct 2023

Images From Primos Restaurants, Jackson, Mississippi

Mississippi Capitol Region

This postcard features three black and white images from the dining rooms of Primos Restaurants in Jackson, Mississippi. The image in the top left is of the dining room of the Capitol Street location that was opposite the post office. Booths are on the left and a counter or bar with stools is on the right side of the dining room. The image in the top right is of the dining room of the Glass Kitchen located near the Sears Roebuck Company. The dining room features booths on the left side and a bar with stools and partial booths on …

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Post Office, Jackson, Mississippi Oct 2023

Post Office, Jackson, Mississippi

Mississippi Capitol Region

This black and white photograph features the five story post office in Jackson, Mississippi. The building is square with street lamps on either end of the front entrance. "United States Post Office and Court House" is engraved across the front of the building between the fourth and fifth stories. The title of the image is printed on the top right of the image. A brief description of Jackson is printed on the upper left of the back of the card and reads "Jackson, the capitol city of the state, and the county seat of Hinds County, was named in honor …

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Jackson, Mississippi--Pearl River Oct 2023

Jackson, Mississippi--Pearl River

Mississippi Capitol Region

This postcard features a color illustration of the Pearl River where it flows through Jackson, Mississippi. The river is flanked by thick trees with a small, cleared area on the bank at the foreground of the image. Two men are standing on the water's edge on the left side of the river and a platform is depicted on the cleared part on the right side of the river. The sky is a blend of pink and blue above the trees and the blue is reflected in the river's water. The title of the card is printed along the upper right …

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Hall Of Pearl Lodge Number 23, Free And Accepted Masons, Jackson, Mississippi Oct 2023

Hall Of Pearl Lodge Number 23, Free And Accepted Masons, Jackson, Mississippi

Mississippi Capitol Region

This postcard features a black and white image of the interior of the Hall of Pearl Lodge Number 23 of the Free and Accepted Masons located upstairs in the Jackson, Mississippi City Hall. The Hall is a room with dark walls, a wooden chairs lined in rows on both sides of the wall, facing a short stage with a podium. The stage area is framed by two white columns that are connected by a white arch. A small podium or pedestal is located in the center of the room and chandeliers can be seen hanging from the ceiling. The title …

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Peace Street, Canton, Mississippi Oct 2023

Peace Street, Canton, Mississippi

Mississippi Capitol Region

This postcard features a blue toned image of a house on Peace Street in Canton, Mississippi. The house, a two story farmhouse style home, is located on the right side of the street. Trees line the street just past the house and utility poles line the right side of the street. The title of the card is printed along the bottom left of the image. The back of the card is addressed to Mrs. R. G. Frost in Ferguson, Missouri. The postmark is too smudged to read and a green, one cent postage stamp is placed in the upper right …

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View Of Old Capitol, Looking East From President Street, Taking In Kress Store, Jackson, Mississippi Oct 2023

View Of Old Capitol, Looking East From President Street, Taking In Kress Store, Jackson, Mississippi

Mississippi Capitol Region

This postcard features a color illustration of President Street with a view of the Old Capitol's dome and pillars at the end of it. Commercial buildings are seen on the right side of the street with Kress Store's sign visible, advertising it as a 5-10 and 25 cent store. People are depicted on the sidewalk in front of the Kress Store and a horse drawn carriage is seen toward the end of the street. The title of the card is printed along the top of the image.

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New Capitol Building, Jackson, Mississippi Oct 2023

New Capitol Building, Jackson, Mississippi

Mississippi Capitol Region

This postcard features a color image of the new Capitol building in Jackson, Mississippi, a white, four story building with a large dome in the center of the roof and six, two story columns across the front entrance. A sidewalk leads up to the building with green lawn on either side. The title of the card is printed in the upper left of the image.

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Government Buildings In Jackson, Mississippi Oct 2023

Government Buildings In Jackson, Mississippi

Mississippi Capitol Region

This postcard features three of the state government buildings in Jackson, Mississippi, The Old Capitol (top right), Governor's mansion (top left), and the New Capitol building (bottom center). The Mississippi shield is depicted left of the New Capitol building image and a United States Flag is depicted to the right of the new Capitol building. The identities of the buildings is printed along the top of each image.

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Main Building, Mississippi State Insane Hospital, Jackson, Mississippi Oct 2023

Main Building, Mississippi State Insane Hospital, Jackson, Mississippi

Mississippi Capitol Region

This postcard features a color illustration of the main building of the Mississippi State Insane Hospital in Jackson, Mississippi, a long, white, multi-level building with cupolas dotting the roof of each of the three taller sections that are visible in the image. Small bushes and trees are seen in front of the hospital and a line of trees are depicted on the far end of the building. The title of the card is printed along the top of the image.

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Mississippi Mills, Wesson, Mississippi Oct 2023

Mississippi Mills, Wesson, Mississippi

Mississippi Capitol Region

This postcard features a color illustration of the Mississippi Mills at Wesson, Mississippi, a long, five story, red brick building with to towers, one on the left corner and one near the center of the building. A white or gray building with a tower is seen to the right of the mill. Trees and a long driveway are pictured in the foreground. The title of the card is printed along the top left of the image. An inscription is written sideways on the left half of the card. [see transcription field]

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Millsaps College, Jackson, Mississippi Oct 2023

Millsaps College, Jackson, Mississippi

Mississippi Capitol Region

This postcard features a color illustration of a building at Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi. The building is a three story structure with a tower in the center. The entrance is brick archways and two trees flank the corners of the building. A United States flag flies from the top of the tower. Sidewalks run in front of and up to the entrances to the building. The title is printed along the upper left of the image.

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Methodist Parsonage, Gallman, Mississippi Oct 2023

Methodist Parsonage, Gallman, Mississippi

Mississippi Capitol Region

This postcard features a sepia toned image of the Methodist parsonage in Gallman, Mississippi, a small, white, clapboard house with a long front porch and six small porch columns along the porch. One tree stands in the front yard and another tree stands the right. bushes are to the left and a picket fence is on either side of the house while a wood and wire fence runs at the sidewalk in front of the house. The title of the card is written sideways along the left edge of the card.

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