1986 photo of Sulm's Gifts, a two story brick store with second floor apartment and balcony. Top of building says ""W. J. Sulm 1904"". There is an empty spot to the right of the building. A one story wooden structure sits next to Sulm's on the...
A black and white photocopy of a badly water-damaged photo. On front is stamped: New High School Madison Miss. Notes state: Old Madison Ridgeland High School ca. 1890. Shows a two story building with a railed porch central to the front, with...
A father with four children on the porch of a home. Another person is hidden from view behind the father. Single story wooden structure with wooden railings on the porch and a wood fence along the front yard, with large posts at the gate area. Two...
A group of twenty high school students sitting on the steps in front of a wooden double door and structure. Young men wear vests, coats and ties, one with a hat on. Ladies are wearing printed fabric clothing, with mutton sleeves, and ruffles across...
A large group of men are seen in the background behind a foundation or floor, and a large pile of lumber. Appears they are preparing to clean up this former structure.
A large two story wooden structure with a second floor porch immediately above the main entrance. The doorway on this porch curves outward toward the porch. A stained glass window sits in the eave above the second story porch. The main porch runs...
A single wooden structure, housing a barber shop, sits between two others on Main Street in Flora. A horse drawn wagon and an automobile share space in this photo. Two ladies can be seen walking along the wooden sidewalk. A two story brick business...
Black and white photo of Presbyterian Church in Canton, MS. This red brick structure sits on the corners of Peace St. and Priestly St., with white columns at an angle across the front. The streets are unpaved, but sidewalks surround the church,...
Black and white photo of Presbyterian Church in Canton, MS. This red brick structure straddles the corner of Peace St. and Priestly St. (across from the Library), with white columns at an angle across the front. The streets are unpaved, but...
Black and white photo of the Canton Courthouse. Brick structure with white columns in front, and wrought iron fencing around the perimeter. At the bottom edge you can see a horse-drawn carriage parked in front.
Black and white photocopy of a large home with a wrap around porch, and steps leading up to it. A round turret is on the right side of the open porch area. A high roof-line with a widow's walk central to the structure. Two chimneys are seen on...
Built around 1830 by James Josiah Simpson, this double-pen dogtrot (now closed in) log structure is a great example of southern folk architecture. Located in Cameron Community, north of Camden and south of Shiloh Cemetery. White, one-story with...
Built around 1920 by Will Wilson. The P. F. Simpson family owned the home until the 1980's. Large, square two story structure with front double columns supporting the porch roof. A porch on the second level, sits above the front door. Porches run...
Destroyed brick and cinder block building, that also burned. Possibly apartments or a hotel, as there are many doors and windows on the two story structure still standing.
Flyer created by Warner Buxton, president of the Jackson State College student government and member of the Committee of Concerned Students and Citizens. The flyer addresses students returning for summer classes following the May 15, 1970,...
From the Bates (Gladys Noel) Papers. Typewritten letter from Robert L. Carter to W.A. Bender on letterhead of the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, dated October 21, 1949. Carter writes of his travel plans to Jackson, Mississippi, October...
From the Birdsong PW Collection. Picture of a building with a canvas roof with a smaller structure attached to it that does not look as permanent. A large wooden tripod is holding up a barrel next to the larger structure. There are three men...
From the Birdsong PW Collection. Picture of rows of buildings with canvas tarps, which appear to be barracks. One structure on the right side of the photo is larger with a wooden frame and roof. The number ""5"" appears in white in the lower right...
From the Birdsong PW Collection. The image depicts four men building the structural supports/roof trusses for the roof a a lean-to. The walls of the structure are brick. Two men kneel and crouch on the roof structure. One man wears a...
