BGuthrie Photos: MS -- Jackson -- State Capitol

MS -- Jackson -- State Capitol:

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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. SCAPMS_130528_034.JPG: Our Sisters Their smiles inspired hope, their tender hands soothed the pangs of pain, their prayers encouraged faith in God, and when the dragon of war closed its fangs of poison and death, they, like guardian angels, entwined their hands in their brothers' arms, encouraged them to overcome the losses of war and to conquer the evils in its wake, adopting as their motto: "Lest we forget".
2. SCAPMS_130528_039.JPG: Our Wives They loved their land because it was their own, and scorned to seek another reason why, calamity was their touchstone; and in the ordeal of fire their fragility was tempered to the strength of steel. Angels of comfort, their courage and tenderness soothed all wounds of body and of spirit more than medicines. They girded their gentle hearts with fortitude, and suffering all things, hoping all things fed the failing fires of patriotism to the end. The memory and example of their devotion shall endure.
3. SCAPMS_130528_053.JPG: Our Mothers To the women of the Confederacy whose pious ministrations to our wounded soldiers soothed the last hours of those who died far from the objects of their tenderest love, whose domestic labors contributed much to supply the wants of our defenders in the field, whose zealous faith in our cause shone a guiding star undimmed by the darkest clouds of war, whose fortitude sustained them under all the privations to which they were subjected, whose floral tribute annually expresses their enduring love and reverence for our sacred dead, and whose patriotism will teach their children to emulate the deeds of our revolutionary sires." Jefferson Davis. United Confederate Veterans honor the memory of the Confederate women of Mississippi.
4. SCAPMS_130528_069.JPG: Our Daughters Devoted daughters of heroic women and noble men, they keep the mounds of loved ones sweet with flowers and perpetuated in marble and bronze the granite characters of a soldiery that won the admiration of the world and a womanhood whose ministrations were as tender as an angel's benediction.
5. SCAPMS_130528_111.JPG: This marker, erected here February 22, 1949, marks this tree which was grown from a slip of the black walnut tree at Mt. Vernon, home of George Washington. The tree was planted February 22, 1932 by the Ralph Humphreys Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution and the Boy Scouts of Jackson, Mississippi.
6. SCAPMS_130528_126.JPG: Presented to the citizens of the State of Mississippi honoring brother George Washington, our first Masonic president, and in commemoration of 200 years of freedom under our constitutional form of government, on the one hundred fifty ninth anniversary of the Great State of Mississippi. Presented by the members of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry.
7. SCAPMS_130528_136.JPG: USS Mississippi Figurehead of the Second Battleship Mississippi. Presented to the State of Mississippi by the US Navy Department, December 1909.
Wikipedia Description: Mississippi State Capitol
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Mississippi State Capitol is the state capitol building of the U.S. state of Mississippi and was designed by architect Theodore Link. Housing the Mississippi Legislature, it is located in the state capital of Jackson.

The New Capitol:

The Mississippi State Capitol, often known as the "New Capitol," is located in downtown Jackson and has been the home to Mississippi's state legislature since 1903.

The Old Capitol:

The Old Capitol (currently closed due to damage from Hurricane Katrina) in Jackson served as the Capitol Building from 1839 until its replacement in 1903. It currently serves as a museum, containing exhibits from all periods of Mississippi's history.

The Old Capitol is a masterpiece of nineteenth-century Greek Revival architecture. It was the third and final statehouse designed by the influential British architect William Nichols. Completed in 1839, the Old Capitol is Jackson’s oldest building. The imposing structure was situated at the main intersection of the young city and soon became its dominant feature. The building itself is defined by its rotunda, which rises ninety-four feet from the polished limestone floor to the top of the dome.

The Old Capitol was designed as the architectural expression of the 1832 Mississippi constitution, which articulated Jacksonian democracy’s ideal of broad public participation in government. Consequently, the legislative chambers eclipsed the governor's office in elegance and location, and the public was provided large, open galleries in both the House and Senate chambers to view the proceedings.

The Old Capitol was constructed with a limestone base and a faux-limestone facade of scored stucco on three sides, with brick left exposed only at the back of the building—which faced what was then the wild Pearl River swamp. In 1959-61 the Old Capitol was renovated and the stucco left off as a cost-cutting measure. Now, the faux limestone will be reapplied, as shown in the circa-1930s image at right.

An iron fence that was removed during an earlier renovation will be replicated and installed. A large three-part gate will be centered in front of the building, with two smaller gates flanking it. Like the original, the fence will feature two lanterns and six eagles, like the one pictured at right, atop the gateposts.

Along with the William F. Winter Archives and History Building, the Charlotte Capers Archives and History Building, the War Memorial, and the new Museum of Mississippi History, the restored Old Capitol will form the core of the state’s history center, drawing thousands of visitors and serving as a gateway to heritage tourism across Mississippi.

From its last major renovation in 1961 until 2005 the Old Capitol was home to the state’s history museum. As a public museum the building was subjected to heavy use by visitors. In addition, changes made to the site in 1959-61 exacerbated moisture problems that affected the building structurally and cosmetically.

The Old Capitol has long been plagued by rising damp, where moisture from below is wicked up through porous brick or plaster walls. The moisture rises to as high as eight feet before bursting through the plaster, giving the appearance of tufts of cotton on the walls.

Although the Old Capitol provided a dramatic setting for the exhibits, it was poorly suited to house the state’s history museum. The limitations associated with such a historic building hampered the museum’s efforts to mount exhibits. Rooms were small and could not be altered; since nothing could be anchored in the walls exhibits had to use free-standing displays that took up more floor space.

The history museum had outgrown the site in other ways. Artifact storage had become such a problem that a moratorium was placed on collections. The museum had to refuse donations because there was simply no place to put them.

In the late 1990s plans were developed to construct a new Museum of Mississippi History one block north of the Old Capitol. The Mississippi legislature set aside $2.2 million to design the state-of-the-art facility, which would offer more exhibit space than the Old Capitol, modern storage, meeting, and office areas, and the capability for multimedia presentations of the state’s history. When the new museum was finished and occupied, the Old Capitol was to be restored and reopened with a new focus. Instead of telling the whole story of Mississippi’s history, it would primarily interpret events connected to the building during its years as the seat of government, 1839–1903.

In August 2005, Hurricane Katrina roared into Mississippi. The copper roof of the Old Capitol was peeled back by the storm’s winds and rain was driven in, badly damaging both building and artifacts. Collection storage areas were the worst hit. There was nowhere to move those artifacts except areas open to the public, forcing the museum to close immediately.

Meanwhile, the saturated insulation and wet plaster gave rise to severe mold and mildew problems. Staff members stayed in the building to coordinate the removal of all artifacts, and then were relocated into temporary offices.

With the Old Capitol closed, the plan to build a new Museum of Mississippi History first and restore the Old Capitol afterwards was no longer viable. The 2006 Legislature responded to the crisis and fully funded the restoration of the Old Capitol. Work on the site began in January 2007, and the museum is scheduled to open to the public in January 2009. MDAH will ask the 2008 Mississippi legislature to fund construction of the new Museum of Mississippi History.
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