Colonial Dames of America collection PI/COL/1984.0002
The Colonial Dames of America collection consists of one hundred seven hand-colored 4"x5" glass lantern slides donated in 1983 by the National Society of Colonial Dames of America in the State of Mississippi to the Mississippi Department of Archives and History. The images in the collection depict historical landmarks in Mississippi and interpretations of the day to day lives of Mississippians and early explorers.
read more...The Colonial Dames of America collection consists of one hundred seven hand-colored 4"x5" glass lantern slides donated in 1983 by the National Society of Colonial Dames of America in the State of Mississippi to the Mississippi Department of Archives and History. The images in the collection depict historical landmarks in Mississippi and interpretations of the day to day lives of Mississippians and early explorers.
General & Tech Data Catalog Record
Image Arrangement and Numbering
The Colonial Dames of America collection of 107 glass lantern slides was numbered in the order they were received.
Technical Details
Original Scans: The original scans of the Colonial Dames of America collection were made in 2009, according to the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Board of Trustees' approved imaging procedures, following ANSI/AIIM recommended practice. The images were scanned as uncompressed, RGB Color TIFF files at 600 pixels per inch.
Conversion: For Web display, the original scans of the Colonial Dames of America collection were saved as JPEG tile sets.
Rights Management
The postcards in the Colonial Dames of America collection are in the public domain and therefore free of copyright or other use restrictions. MDAH asks that each image used in a presentation, display, or publication be accompanied by the following credit statement:
Credit: Courtesy of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History
Copy Availability
High-resolution TIFFs of the images may be purchased from MDAH. The MDAH Public Order procedure and fee schedule apply. Consult the Photoreproduction and Digital Imaging policy or contact MDAH Reference Staff for order options as well as information on how to obtain and complete the necessary Public Order forms: 601-576-6876 or refdesk@mdah.ms.gov.