Mississippi Capitol Series
Click on the image to enlarge The series can be purchased in color or black & white or combination thereof. The New Mississippi State Capitol building was completed in 1903. Erected on the former site of the Old State penitentiary for a little less than $1.1 million the Beaux Arts style building was designed by Missouri architect T. Link. The Capitol underwent restoration in 1979 and was completed in 1983 at a cost of $19 million. The South entrance of the Capitol ( Print #022) is graced by a monument erected in the memory of the mothers, sisters, wives and daughters of the confederate soldiers ( Print # 023). The eagle which graces the dome is 8 feet high and 15 feet wide and made of solid copper plated with gold leaf. Trees planted on the grounds include the state tree, the magnolia, Japanese magnolias and crape myrtles (print #021). The Mississippi State flower is the magnolia (print # 001 and # 0481).
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