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Home Office, Lamar Life Insurance Co., Jackson, Mississippi Oct 2023

Home Office, Lamar Life Insurance Co., Jackson, Mississippi

Mississippi Capitol Region

This black and white photograph features the home office building of the Lamar Life Insurance Company in Jackson, Mississippi, a ten story building with a clock tower. An American flag is flying from the top of the clock tower and trees are lined in front of the building. The title identifying the building is printed in the upper right of the image.

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Panoramic View Of Jackson, Mississippi Oct 2023

Panoramic View Of Jackson, Mississippi

Mississippi Capitol Region

This undated black and white illustration features a "panoramic" view of Jackson Mississippi with significant buildings grouped together in one scene, including the state capitol building. The title of the illustration is printed at the top of the image.

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Historic Old Capitol, Jackson, Mississippi Oct 2023

Historic Old Capitol, Jackson, Mississippi

Mississippi Capitol Region

This undated black and white illustration features the Historic Old Capitol building in Jackson, Mississippi, a three story building with arched columns along the entrance and two story tall whit columns across the send and third story of the building. A dome is in the center of the roof. Trees and bushes are depicted in front of the building. The title of the illustration is printed in the upper right of the image and there is some damage to four corners of the card the image is printed on.

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Merchants Bank, Jackson, Mississippi Oct 2023

Merchants Bank, Jackson, Mississippi

Mississippi Capitol Region

This undated black and white photograph features the Merchant's Bank in Jackson, Mississippi, a six story gray brick building with arched windows on the first and fifth stories. Electric powerline poles are pictured on either side of the street corner in front of the building and people are pictured on the sidewalk. The identity of the photo is printed on the upper right corner in red with the word "Griswold's" stamped in blue ink above it. An inscription is written across the top of the card in the "sky" of the photograph. {see transcription field]

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Governors' Mansion, Jackson, Mississippi Oct 2023

Governors' Mansion, Jackson, Mississippi

Mississippi Capitol Region

This undated black and white photograph features the Governor's mansion in Jackson, Mississippi. The mansion is a two-story masonry structure painted white, basically rectangular in plan. Its front facade is five bays wide, each bay articulated by pilasters with scrolled capitals; bays on the side elevations are separated by doubled pilasters. The center bay is larger, and is fronted by a two-story half-round portico supported by four columns. A full entablature encircles the building, ending in a dentillated cornice below the roof line. Trees are pictured in front and to the side of the mansion, partially obscuring the view of …

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Capitol Street Looking East, Showing Old Capitol In Distance, Jackson, Mississippi Oct 2023

Capitol Street Looking East, Showing Old Capitol In Distance, Jackson, Mississippi

Mississippi Capitol Region

This undated black and white photograph features Capitol Street in Jackson Mississippi as viewed while looking east toward the old state capitol building. Buildings line either side of the street with a sign for furniture visible on the right and a sign for a buffet visible on the left. Cars are pictured parked on either side of the street as well as driving. People are pictured walking on the sidewalks. The title of the photograph is printed along the top of the image.

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The New State Capitol Building, Jackson, Mississippi Oct 2023

The New State Capitol Building, Jackson, Mississippi

Mississippi Capitol Region

This undated black and white photograph features an image of the Mississippi State Capitol Building in Jackson, Mississippi. The building is a large, three story structure with tall columns across the front entrance and at the ends and sides of the building. A tall dome with an eagle at the top rises from the center of the building. An old state flag flies near the entrance and trees and bushes line the landscape. The title of the image is printed within a white text box at the bottom right of the image.

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Belhaven College, Jackson, Mississippi Oct 2023

Belhaven College, Jackson, Mississippi

Mississippi Capitol Region

This undated black and white photograph features the white, three story Baily Junior High School building in Jackson, Mississippi. The building has a tower in the middle at the entrance. Sidewalks and bushes in front. The title of the photograph is printed at the bottom of the image.

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Bailey Junior High School, Jackson, Mississippi Oct 2023

Bailey Junior High School, Jackson, Mississippi

Mississippi Capitol Region

This undated black and white photograph features the white, three story Baily Junior High School building in Jackson, Mississippi. The building has a tower in the middle at the entrance. Sidewalks and bushes in front. The title of the photograph is printed at the bottom of the image.

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Mary Mahoney's Old French House Restaurant Wine List, Biloxi, Mississippi Oct 2023

Mary Mahoney's Old French House Restaurant Wine List, Biloxi, Mississippi

Mississippi Coast Region

This wine list for Mary Mahoney's Old French House Restaurant Wine List includes an image of a small house on the cover and two pages of various kinds of wine and the last page of a woman in a white dress pillar with a note that reads "Thank you for visiting with us. We hope you return again, soon.

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Union Depot, Gulfport, Mississippi Oct 2023

Union Depot, Gulfport, Mississippi

Mississippi Coast Region

This postcard features a black and white image of the Union Depot in Gulfport, Mississippi. The Depot building is a long, one story, brick building with curved corners where a double door entrance is located and a long platform in front of the railroad tracks. The roof, supported by buttresses, overhangs to cover part of the platform. People are pictured both seated and standing on the platform and one man is pictured walking among the tracks. The title of the card is printed along the lower edge of the image.

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Residence On Thirteenth Street, Gulfport, Mississippi Oct 2023

Residence On Thirteenth Street, Gulfport, Mississippi

Mississippi Coast Region

This postcard features a black and white image of a house on the left side of Thirteenth Street in Gulfport, Mississippi. The house is two stories with a wrap around porch and second story balcony. The multi-level gabled roof has a window in the front gable and a dormer beside it. A two story round porch is on the right corner of he house with white railing. A white picket fence runs in front of the house and several trees and bushes are between the house and fence, obscuring portions of the house from view. A three story building with …

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A Summer Home At Bay St. Louis, Mississippi Oct 2023

A Summer Home At Bay St. Louis, Mississippi

Mississippi Coast Region

This postcard features a color image of a two story, white house with a balcony on the front of the second story. Moss draped trees, bushes and a white picket fence partially obscure the view of the house. The title of the card is printed in red a the top of the white strip on the right edge of the card.

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Saw-Mill, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi Oct 2023

Saw-Mill, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi

Mississippi Coast Region

This postcard features a color illustration of the Sawmill in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, a long, open air wooden structure with a metal roof set behind some trees that partially obscure the view of the sawmill. A man and some oxen are standing in front of the structure. the title of the card is printed in the upper left of the image. An inscription is written on the left half of the back of the card. "This is the most beautiful place you ever saw there are 4 oxen hitched to the wheels" [sic]

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Stone County Courthouse, Wiggins, Mississippi Oct 2023

Stone County Courthouse, Wiggins, Mississippi

Mississippi Coast Region

This postcard features a black and white image of the Stone County Courthouse in Wiggins, Mississippi, a three story, white house at the far end of a dirt toad. A service station is seen to the left at the intersection in the foreground, and a two story building is to the left of the courthouse. A utility pole is in the grass beside the service station. Trees, bushes, and grass are seen in the fields surrounding the courthouse and other building. The title of the card is printed in the upper right of the card.

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The Riviera Hotel, Biloxi, Mississippi Oct 2023

The Riviera Hotel, Biloxi, Mississippi

Mississippi Coast Region

This postcard features a color illustration of the Riviera Hotel in Biloxi, Mississippi, a white, two story, L-shaped building with porches on the first floor and balconies on the second floor of the shorter end of the "L". The primary end of the hotel is mostly obscured by trees. A brick walkway leads from the grassy sided of the road to a pier that extends into the water. Two adults and three children are depicted as standing beside the brick path with the road and the hotel seen behind them. The title of the card is printed in the upper …

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Oaks--"Ring In The Tree", Biloxi, Mississippi Oct 2023

Oaks--"Ring In The Tree", Biloxi, Mississippi

Mississippi Coast Region

This postcard features a black and white image of the Oak tree in Biloxi that has a ring or natural hole in a branch. The tree is located behind a white iron fence in front of a white, two story house. A dark, two story house is to the right behind the tree. The title of the card is printed along the bottom left edge of the image.

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Regatta At Gulfport, Mississippi Oct 2023

Regatta At Gulfport, Mississippi

Mississippi Coast Region

This postcard features a color illustration of six sailboats racing out on the open water. A small platform with a red flag is seen out in the water among the boats. The title of the card is printed beneath the bottom left the image.

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Oyster Schooners Unloading At Canning Factory, Biloxi, Mississippi Oct 2023

Oyster Schooners Unloading At Canning Factory, Biloxi, Mississippi

Mississippi Coast Region

This postcard features a color illustration of people gathered on the doc where several carts of oysters are waiting to be unloaded into the oyster shed at the canning factory in Biloxi, Mississippi. The figurehead of the oyster schooner is visible to the right of the dock. The Oyster sheds and the canning factory buildings are visible on shore. The title of the card is printed along the bottom edge of the card.

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Mississippi Centennial Exposition, Gulfport, Mississippi, December 10th, 1917 To June 10th, 1918, The Coliseum Oct 2023

Mississippi Centennial Exposition, Gulfport, Mississippi, December 10th, 1917 To June 10th, 1918, The Coliseum

Mississippi Coast Region

This is an official post card of the Mississippi Centennial Exposition featuring the Coliseum, built in the same architectural style as all the exposition buildings--a long, structure with decorative moldings along the roof and arched windows and doors. Flags fly from the roof raised decorative moldings. Flower-lined walkways lead up to the building. The title at the top of the card notes the exposition was supposed to last from Dec. 10, 1917 to June 10, 1918. The title identifying the Manufacturers Building is at the bottom edge of the card.

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Methodist Church, Biloxi, Mississippi Oct 2023

Methodist Church, Biloxi, Mississippi

Mississippi Coast Region

This postcard features a color illustration of the Methodist Church in Biloxi, Mississippi, a Gothic style church with a bell tower on the left corner, arched doorways and windows and two smaller towers on the right end. People are depicted as standing along the exterior wall on the left side of the church. The title of the card is printed in the upper right of the image.

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New Magnolia Hotel, Pass Christian, Mississippi Oct 2023

New Magnolia Hotel, Pass Christian, Mississippi

Mississippi Coast Region

This postcard features a color illustration of the New Magnolia Hotel in Pass Christian, Mississippi, a white, three story building with a long, covered front porch, and a rounded tower on the left side of the building at the end of the porch. People are depicted as standing on the front porch steps and trees and benches are seen on the front lawn, including a circular bench with a cone in the center. The title of the card is printed along the bottom right edge of the image.

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The New Magnolia Hotel, Pass Christian, Mississippi Oct 2023

The New Magnolia Hotel, Pass Christian, Mississippi

Mississippi Coast Region

This postcard features a color illustration of the New Magnolia Hotel in Pass Christian, Mississippi, a white, three story building with a long, covered front porch, and a rounded tower on the left side of the building at the end of the porch. People are depicted on the front steps and trees are depicted in front of and behind the hotel. The title of the card is printed in the lower right corner of the card. The back of the card is addressed to Mrs. S. W. Rouff in New Orleans, Louisiana. The card is postmarked Pass Christian, Miss., September …

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New Magnolia Hotel, Pass Christian, Mississippi Oct 2023

New Magnolia Hotel, Pass Christian, Mississippi

Mississippi Coast Region

This postcard features a black and white image of the New Magnolia Hotel in Pass Christian, Mississippi, a white, two story building with a covered porch. Large, leafy trees are in the front lawn, partially obscuring the hotel from view. A sidewalk goes from the street to the front porch. The title of the card is printed along the bottom of the card.

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Lopez Residence, Biloxi, Mississippi Oct 2023

Lopez Residence, Biloxi, Mississippi

Mississippi Coast Region

This postcard features a black and white image of the Lopez residence in Biloxi, Mississippi, a white, two story house with a rounded front porch and second story balcony that have white columns, a cupola on the right end, and decorative moldings an the front facade. White rocking chairs are on the front porch and a black iron fence encases the small yard. Two men and two women dressed in late 19th century clothing are sanding on the sidewalk in front of the house and a water tower can be seen in the distance to the right of the house. …

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Ice Factory And Cold Storage Plant, Gulfport, Mississippi Oct 2023

Ice Factory And Cold Storage Plant, Gulfport, Mississippi

Mississippi Coast Region

This postcard features a color illustration of the ice factory and cold storage plant in Gulfport, Mississippi, a long white building with a smoke stack and a tower on the left end of the building. The entrance has an arched doorway and there are two dormers on the roof. small trees and bushes are in the front lawn of the plant. The title of the card is printed on the upper right of the image.

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Howard Avenue, (Main Business District), Biloxi, Mississippi Oct 2023

Howard Avenue, (Main Business District), Biloxi, Mississippi

Mississippi Coast Region

This postcard features a color illustration of Howard Avenue and the businesses located there. Multiple colorful signs are visible on the buildings on either side of the street. Cars are parked on the left side of the street and also depicted as driving. People or depicted on the sidewalks. The title of the card is printed along the bottom of the image. The back of the card includes the following description of Biloxi: "Biloxi combines he alluring atmosphere of the Old South with the spirit of the new in a charming four-season resort. Nestling among moss-draped oaks that grow along …

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Hill's Motel, Picayune, Mississippi Oct 2023

Hill's Motel, Picayune, Mississippi

Mississippi Coast Region

This postcard features two black and white images of the Hill's Motel in Picayune, Mississippi. The main image features the exterior of the motel, a mid-century style building with rounded edges and two porticos. A large sign for the motel that advertises "air conditioned" stands beside the motel. The second image is inset in the lower right of the card and features an interior room including a bed, a chair, nightstands, and curtains. The back of the car includes a brief paragraph describing the motel. "I'm at Hill's Motel, Picayune, Miss., 55 miles north of New Orleans, 64 miles south …

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Harrison County Courthouse, Gulfport, Mississippi Oct 2023

Harrison County Courthouse, Gulfport, Mississippi

Mississippi Coast Region

This postcard features a color illustration of the Harrison County Courthouse in Gulfport, Mississippi, a two story, red brick, Craftsman style building with a third floor on the center portion of the building. Decorative cornices and corbels decorate the roofline. A line of trees runs in front of the courthouse and a Confederate monument is seen to the left. The title of the card is printed along the bottom edge of the card. A brief paragraph on the back of the card provides the following history on the courthouse: "The Harrison County Court House was destroyed by fire in 1916, …

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Hancock County Courthouse, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi Oct 2023

Hancock County Courthouse, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi

Mississippi Coast Region

This postcard features a color image of the Hancock County Courthouse in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, a two story, red brick building with a dome in the center of the roof, six columns across the front, and dental molding along the roofline. Two bare trees stand on the right corner of the courthouse. The title of the card is printed sideways along the right edge of the card.

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