| M246-1 |
Large
Virgin Pine Tree near Hattiesburg |
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8X10 |
B&W
|
1904 |
| |
Mr. Monroe Lott and Mr. Everett Lott with a large virgin pine tree
cut in Lamar County for J. J. Newman Lumber Company. A log from it
won a steam locomotive as a prize at the 1904 World’s Fair.
(Box 1, Folder 1) |
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|
| M246-2 |
Logging Scene near Hattiesburg, Mississippi |
| |
3 X 4 |
B&W |
ca. 1900 |
| |
Large
group of cattle amidst trees, overseen by riders on horseback.
(Box 1, Folder 1) |
| |
|
| M246-3 |
Eight
Wheel Log Wagon |
| |
4 X 6 |
B&W |
Undated |
| |
Oxen-drawn,
eight wheel log wagon with an unidentified person.
(Box 1, Folder 1) |
| |
|
| M246-4 |
Unidentified
Loggers at Work |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
Undated |
| |
Several
men with saws amidst large piles of logs. (Box 1, Folder 1) |
| |
|
| M246-5 |
Temple Hardware |
| |
8 X 10 |
B&W |
ca. 1900 |
| |
Temple
Hardware store, corner of Main and Pine Streets, with men and children
posed in front. (Box 1, Folder 1) |
| |
|
| M246-6 |
Carrying Cotton to Market |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
Undated |
| |
A
large oxen-pulled wagon with 14 men posing in wagon for photograph.
(Box 1, Folder 1) |
| |
|
| M246-7 |
Logging
Scene near Hattiesburg, Mississippi |
| |
8 X 10 |
B&W |
Undated |
| |
Scene
of a team of oxen pulling an 8-wheel wagon laden with six large logs
in the forest. (Box 1, Folder 1) |
| |
|
| M246-8 |
J. J. Newman Lumber Company: Bird's Eye View |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
Undated |
| |
An
aerial view of The J. J. Newman Lumber Company in Hattiesburg, depicting
a large factory with smoke stacks, encircled by a flowing river delivering
logs. (Box 1, Folder 1) |
| |
|
| M246-9 |
Watkins Machine and Foundry Company |
| |
5 X 6 |
B&W |
Undated |
| |
Photograph
of Watkins Machine and Foundry Company located on Mobile and 2nd
Streets. Twelve men pose beside a railroad or trolley car in front
of the building. A sign on the front reads “Locomotive &
Sawmill Machinery Repaired.” (Box 1, Folder 1) |
| |
|
| M246-10 |
Clyde Two-Line Skidder at work |
| |
5X 7 |
B&W |
Undated |
| |
Photograph
of a Clyde two-line skidder machine operating in an area of cleared
forest. This machine could drag logs to the railhead from half a mile
away. (Box 1, Folder 1) |
| |
|
| M246-11 |
Employees, Directors, and Officers of the National Bank of Commerce |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
1907 |
| |
Photograph
of 15 men and one woman in front of the National Bank of Commerce
in Hattiesburg. Those in the photo are identified in Hattiesburg:
A Pictorial History, page 22. (Box 1, Folder 2) |
| |
|
| M246-12 |
National Bank of Commerce |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
1907 |
| |
Interior
view of the National Bank of Commerce featuring several men and a
young boy conducting transactions at service windows.
(Box 1, Folder 2) |
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|
| M246-13 |
People’s Bank |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
1905-1907 |
| |
Front
façade of the People’s Bank located on Mobile Street
in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The bank was owned and operated by African-Americans.
(Box 1, Folder 2) |
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|
| M246-14 |
Hattiesburg Grocery Company |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
ca. 1900 |
| |
Photograph
of Hattiesburg Grocery Company on Second Street, with several men
standing on the front porch, and another pulled up front in a horse
and buggy. (Box 1, Folder 2) |
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|
| M246-15 |
Limbaugh & Price Fancy Groceries |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
ca. 1900 |
| |
The
Limbaugh & Price Store was located on 4th Street. Several horse
and ox-drawn wagons, and one horse-drawn buggy are pictured in front
of the store, while several men are crowded on the front porch. (Box
1, Folder 2) |
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|
| M246-16 |
Odd Fellows Convention |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
ca. 1904 |
| |
Photograph
of the elaborately decorated four-story Odd Fellows Hall, with banners
reading “Welcome Brothers” and a flag that reads “I.O.O.F.
Grand Lodge Mississippi.” (Box 1, Folder 2) |
| |
|
| M246-17 |
Bonhomie & Hattiesburg Southern Railroad Locomotive |
| |
4 X 2 |
B&W |
Undated |
| |
Photograph
of steam locomotive number 300, belonging to the Bonhomie and Hattiesburg
Southern Railroad. (Box 1, Folder 2) |
| |
|
| M246-18 |
Hotel Hattiesburg |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
1906 |
| |
Photograph
of the large Hotel Hattiesburg on the corner of Mobile and Pine Streets.
(Box 1, Folder 2) |
| |
|
| M246-19 |
Front Street Looking South from the Palace Restaurant |
| |
5 X 9 |
B&W |
ca. 1904 |
| |
Photograph
of an unpaved Front Street lined with buildings and shops on both
sides. Dozens of people are in the streets and on the sidewalks.
(Box 1, Folder 2) |
| |
|
| M246-20 |
Hotel Hattiesburg |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
Undated |
| |
Artist’s
depiction of the Hotel Hattiesburg. The inscription at the bottom
of the photograph reads “The Hotel Hattiesburg, Great Southern
Hotel Co., Props. George Clark, General Manager, Barnard Chotard,
Resident Manager.” (Box 1, Folder 2) |
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|
| M246-21 |
Hotel Hattiesburg Opening Banquet |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
1906 |
| |
Twenty-two
men seated at a large table enjoy the banquet celebrating the opening
of the Hotel Hattiesburg. Among the attendees were E. E. Conner, Dr.
T. E. Ross, Sr., Herman Katz, Dr. Rush, Emmett McInnis, and Virgil
Jones. (Box 1, Folder 3) |
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|
| M246-22 |
Hotel Hattiesburg Opening Day Program |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
1906 |
| |
Lovely
twentieth century decoration around a portrait of Captain J. T. Jones.
Program cover reads: “Banquet tendered by the Commercial Club
of Hattiesburg, Miss. to Captain J. T. Jones at the opening of the
Hotel Hattiesburg on Wednesday November the twenty-first, nineteen
hundred and six.” (Box 1, Folder 3) |
| |
|
| M246-23 |
Menu from the Banquet Celebrating the Opening of The Hotel Hattiesburg |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
1906 |
| |
Menu
listing southern delicacies served to guests the night of the opening
of the Hotel Hattiesburg . (Box 1, Folder 3) |
| |
|
| M246-24 |
Hotel
Hattiesburg Grand Opening Musical Program |
| |
5 X 4 |
B&W |
1906 |
| |
Musical
program performed by the Great Southern Hotel Orchestra for the opening
of the Hotel Hattiesburg. (Box 1, Folder 3) |
| |
|
| M246-25 |
Hotel
Hattiesburg Opening: List of Toasts |
| |
5 X 5 |
B&W |
1906 |
| |
List
of toasts and toast makers, led by J. P. Carter, toastmaster.
(Box 1, Folder 3) |
| |
|
| M246-26 |
Klondyke Hotel |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
Undated |
| |
nterior
view of the front desk of the old Klondkye Hotel, later known as the
Leaf Hotel. (Box 1, Folder 3) |
| |
|
| M246-27 |
Main Street, Looking East |
| |
3X4, 5X8, 8X10
|
B&W |
1906 |
| |
(Box
1, Folder 3) |
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|
| M246-28 |
Pine Street, Looking East from Main Street |
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4 X 7 |
B&W |
ca. early 1900s |
| |
(Box
1, Folder 3) |
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|
| M246-29 |
Main
Street |
| |
8 X 10 |
B&W |
ca. 1912 |
| |
View
of Main Street, looking north. (Box 1, Folder 3) |
| |
|
| M246-30 |
Main Street |
| |
6 X 9 |
B&W |
1904 |
| |
Bustling
street scene, with crowds and horse-drawn wagons.
(Box 1, Folder 3) |
| |
|
| M246-31 |
Kennedy Building and Citizens Bank Building |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
1906 |
| |
The
Kennedy Building, home of Kennedy and Batson Real Estate, and Hayes
and Field Drug and Book Store, is on the left. The building on the
right is Citizens Bank, on the southwest corner of Main and Front
Streets in Hattiesburg. (Box 1, Folder 4) |
| |
|
| M246-32 |
Fire near Corner of Front and Main Streets |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
1907 |
| |
Fire
engulfs the Kennedy Building on Main Street. Dozens of people gather
to watch it being fought by firemen.(Box 1, Folder 4) |
| |
|
| M246-33 |
Kennedy Building and Citizens Bank after 1907 Fire. |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
1907 |
| |
(Box
1, Folder 4) |
| |
|
| M246-34 |
Flood near J. J. Newman Lumber Company |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
ca. 1900 |
| |
Photograph
of severe flooding near the J. J. Newman Lumber Company, Hattiesburg,
Mississippi. (Box 1, Folder 4) |
| |
|
| M246-35 |
Flood on Short Bay Street and River Avenue |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
ca. 1900 |
| |
Photo
of severe flooding of the Short Bay Street and River Avenue area.
(Box 1, Folder 4) |
| |
|
| M246-36 |
Main Street in Hattiesburg |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
ca. 1907 |
| |
This
postcard image portrays the west side of Main Street, between Front
and Pine Streets. Business establishments pictured are the Davidson
Company, Conner Shoe Company, First National Bank of Commerce, and
The Carter Building. (Box 1, Folder 4) |
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|
| M246-37 |
Yellow Pine Drug Store |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
ca. 1907 |
| |
nterior
view of the Yellow Pine Drug Store, corner of Pine and Mobile Streets,
with three gentlemen at the soda fountain counter.
(Box 1, Folder 4) |
| |
|
| M246-38 |
Bird's Eye View of Hattiesburg |
| |
5
X 7 |
B&W |
1908 |
| |
Aerial
view of Hattiesburg, looking north on Main Street from Buschman Street.
(Box 1, Folder 4) |
| |
|
| M246- 39 |
Meridian Fertilizer Factory |
| |
2 X 6 ½ |
B&W |
Undated |
| |
The
Meridian Fertilizer Factory, located on East 7th Street in Hattiesburg,
Mississippi. (Box 1, Folder 4) |
| |
|
| M246-40 |
O’Ferrall’s Store Fourth of July Float |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
July 4,1906 |
| |
O’Ferrall’s
horse-drawn float was the winning entry in Hattiesburg's 1906 Fourth
of July parade. The float is parked in front of O’Ferrall’s
Ladies Furnishings. (Box 1, Folder 4) |
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|
| M246-41
|
Railroad
Street, between Main and Short Streets |
| |
3 ½ X
6 ½ |
B&W |
ca. 1910 |
| |
Pictured
are the Hotel Weidmann, D. B. Henley Photo Studio, and the Century
Drug Store. D. B. Henley took many of the early Hattiesburg Photographs.
(Box 1, Folder 5) |
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|
| M246-42
|
Churches
of Hattiesburg |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
ca. 1908 |
| |
Artist's
drawings of eight early Hattiesburg Churches.
(Box 1, Folder 5) |
| |
|
| M246-43 |
Baptism in Gordon’s Creek |
| |
4 X 7 |
B&W |
ca. 1908 |
| |
Baptism
performed by Rev. A. L. O’Briant of Immanuel Baptist Church,
in Gordon’s Creek. (Box 1, Folder 5) |
| |
|
| M246-44 |
Immanuel Baptist Church Meeting |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
ca. 1908 |
| |
A
large tent shades hundreds of people attending a service. Immanuel
Baptist Church, organized in 1907, met in this tent at the corner
of Arledge Street and Magnolia Avenue until the first building was
constructed in 1909. (Box 1, Folder 5) |
| |
|
| M246-45 |
Early Hattiesburg School Buildings |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
ca. 1910 |
| |
Artist's
drawings of five early Hattiesburg Schools. Featured are Court Street,
Fourth Ward, Hardy Street, Main Street and Third Ward Schools. (Box
1, Folder 5) |
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|
| M246-46 |
Baseball Park |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
ca. early 1900s |
| |
Baseball
park located near site of the present day Willmut Gas & Oil Company
on South Main Street. (Box 1, Folder 5) |
| |
|
| M246-47 |
Thomas James Williams |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
ca.1903-1907 |
| |
Thomas
James Williams served as a Hattiesburg policeman from 1903-1907. (Box
1, Folder 5) |
| |
|
| M246-48 |
Hattiesburg Fire Department |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
1909 |
| |
A
large number of uniformed firemen pose in the street with their horse-drawn
carriages. (Box 1, Folder 5) |
| |
|
| M246-49 |
Ralph Lewis and Helpers with Ice Wagon |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
ca. 1914 |
| |
One
adult African-American male and two African-American adolescent males,
with a horse-drawn Hattiesburg Ice & Coal Company wagon in the
street of an upper class residential area. The adult male is identified
as Ralph "Rab" Lewis. (Box 1, Folder 5) |
| |
|
| M246-50 |
Ross Building |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
ca. 1900 |
| |
Photo
of a brick structure known as the Ross Building. A sign indicated
“Drugs & Medicines” could be found within. Several
well-dressed males stand around the entrance. This building was located
on the corner of Front and Short Streets. It burned in about 1900.
(Box 1, Folder 5) |
| |
|
| M246-51 |
Dr. John Gillis |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
ca. late 1800s |
| |
Formal
portrait of Dr. John Gillis, Hattiesburg’s first physician,
who began his practice in 1882, and opened an office on West Front
Street in 1884. (Box 1, Folder 6) |
| |
|
| M246-52 |
Hattiesburg Hospital |
| |
5 ½ X
6 ½ |
B&W |
ca. 1908-1913 |
| |
Photo
of the Hattiesburg Hospital (later, the Methodist Hospital) with doctors
and nurses standing in the entrance. (Box 1, Folder 6) |
| |
|
| M246-53 |
Office of Sullivan and Tally, Attorneys-at-Law |
| |
3 ½ X
4 ½, 8 X 10 |
B&W |
ca. early 1900s |
| |
Interior
view of the Sullivan and Tally law office. Pictured are Daniel E.
Sullivan (left), John R. Tally, and Miss Ida Cowart. The office was
in the Elks Building on Main Street. (Box 1, Folder 6) |
| |
|
| M246-54 |
Hattiesburg Hospital |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
ca. 1908 |
| |
Doctors,
nurses, military personnel, and patients outside tents on the grounds
of the Hattiesburg Hospital after the 1908 Purvis tornado.
(Box 1, Folder 6) |
| |
|
| M246-55 |
South Mississippi Infirmary |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
ca. 1905 |
| |
Front
view of the South Mississippi Infirmary on Walnut Street. The facility
was owned and operated by Dr.W.W. Crawford. (Box 1, Folder 6) |
| |
|
| M246-56 |
Dr. T. E. Ross, Sr. |
| |
4 X 6 |
B&W |
ca. late 1800s
- early 1900s |
| |
Formal
Portrait of Dr. Theophilus Erskine "T. E." Ross, Sr., owner
of the Ross Building. Dr. Ross practiced medicine in Hattiesburg from
1892-1935. (Box 1, Folder 6) |
| |
|
| M246-57 |
Hattiesburg Physicians |
| |
3 X 4½ |
B&W |
ca. 1908 |
| |
Photo
of twenty physicians posed together in front of tents, probably on
the grounds of Hattiesburg Hospital after the 1908 Purvis Tornado.
Several of the physicians are identified on page 55 of Hattiesburg:
A Pictorial History. (Box 1, Folder 6) |
| |
|
| M246-58 |
Hattiesburg Hospital |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
ca. 1915 |
| |
Front
view of the Hattiesburg Hospital at the end of Bay street. The X-ray
and Dispensary Department is pictured next door. (Box 1, Folder 6) |
| |
|
| M246-59 |
Bay Street Looking North from Hattiesburg Hospital |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
ca. 1910-1920 |
| |
Two
early model automobiles are parked in the foreground of this image.
(Box 1, Folder 6) |
| |
|
| M246-60 |
Quint Orr at the Wheel of his Stanley Steamer |
| |
3 X 4 ½,
8 X 10 |
B&W |
ca. 1915 |
| |
Quint
Orr and passenger pose on Railroad Street in his Stanley Steamer automobile,
while spectators with a bicycle and a horse-drawn wagon look on. This
was one of the first automobiles in Hattiesburg. (Box1, Folder 6) |
| |
|
| M246-61 |
South Bay Street with Trolley Car Line |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
ca. early 1900s |
| |
South
Bay Street featuring trolley car in operation next to horse-drawn
buggies. (Box 1, Folder 7) |
| |
|
| M246-62 |
Looking North on Bay Street |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
ca. early 1915-1920 |
| |
Imposing
homes line both sides of Bay Street. (Box 1, Folder 7) |
| |
|
| M246-63 |
McLeod and Tatum Homes |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
Undated |
| |
Residential
section of North Main Street, showing the John A. McLeod and W. S.
F. Tatum mansions. The McLeod home is on the left, and the Tatum home
is on the right. (Box 1, Folder 7) |
| |
|
| M246-64 |
Carter Building |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
ca. 1910 |
| |
Exterior
of the six-story Carter Building on the corner of Main and Front Streets
in downtown Hattiesburg. (Box 1, Folder 7) |
| |
|
| M246-65 |
West Pine Street |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
ca. 1915 |
| |
In
this view of West Pine Street, Trinity Episcopal Church is on the
left, and the Emmett McInnis Home is on the right. (Box 1,Folder 7) |
| |
|
| M246-66 |
Advertisement for Sale of Land |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
1912 |
| |
An
advertisement for the sale of J. J. Newman Lumber Company land at
$10 per acre. The ad was produced by E. A. Cummings & Company
of Chicago. (Box 1, Folder 7) |
| |
|
| M246-67 |
Captain William Harris Hardy |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
ca. 1903 |
| |
Formal
portrait of Captain William Harris Hardy, founder of Hattiesburg,
Mississippi. (Box 1, Folder 7) |
| |
|
| M246-68 |
Oliver Hazzard Perry Jones |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
ca. 1880s |
| |
Formal
portrait of Oliver Hazzard Perry Jones, first mayor of Hattiesburg.
He served from 1884-1885. (Box 1, Folder 7) |
| |
|
| M246-69 |
J.
P. Carter |
| |
Negative only |
B&W |
ca. early 1900s |
| |
Formal
portrait of Captain J. P. Carter, former Lt. Governor of Mississippi
and Second President of The National Bank of Commerce in Hattiesburg.
(Photocopy in Box 1, Folder 7; Negative in Box 4). |
| |
|
| M246-70 |
J. D. Donald |
| |
5 X 7, 4 X 5 |
B&W |
ca. early 1900s |
| |
Formal
portrait of Dr. J. D. Donald, Mayor of Hattiesburg from 1907-1911.
Dr. Donald was one of Hattiesburg's early physicians. In Hattiesburg:
A Pictorial History, page 63, Dr. Donald's initials were inadvertently
reversed. (Box 1, Folder 7) |
| |
|
| M246-71 |
W. S. F. Tatum |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
ca. 1920s |
| |
Formal
Portrait of W. S. F. (Willie Sion Franklin) Tatum, mayor of Hattiesburg
from 1922-1925, and 1929-1937. Mr. Tatum was also the owner of Tatum
Lumber Company.
(Image and Oversize Negative in Box 1, Folder 8) |
| |
|
| M246-72 |
Construction
of The Emmett McInnis Home |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
ca. 1911 |
| |
Photo
of the Emmett McInnis house under construction on the corner of Pine
Street and First Avenue. Eleven workers are posed in front.
(Box 1, Folder 8) |
| |
|
| M246-73 |
William M. Duke, John B. Duke, and Friends |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
ca. 1920s |
| |
William
M. Duke (at left, on running board), John B. Duke (standing with hand
on car), and three unidentified friends posed outside their early
model automobile on a tree-lined dirt road. (Box 1, Folder 8) |
| |
|
| M246-74 |
General Leonard Wood and Congressman Byron "Pat" Harrison |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
July 2, 1917 |
| |
General
Wood and Congressman Harrison stand with a crowd of people during
a visit to Hattiesburg, Mississippi. (Box 1, Folder 8) |
| |
|
| M246-75 |
Accident on South Main Street in Hattiesburg |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
ca. 1926 |
| |
This
photo shows South Main Street busy with streetcar and automobile activity.
Across the bridge on the right is a truck that has been involved in
an accident. (Box 1, Folder 8) |
| |
|
| M246-76 |
Miss Elbert Cooper with a Model "T" Ford |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
ca. 1920s |
| |
Miss
Elbert Cooper sttempts to crank a Model "T" Ford in the
street of an upscale residential area. (Box 1, Folder 8) |
| |
|
| M246-77 |
J. J. Newman Lumber Company Employees |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
1917 |
| |
Dozens
of Caucasian and African-American employees pose in front of a Newman
Lumber Company building. (Box 1, Folder 8) |
| |
|
| M246-78 |
Hattiesburg High School Baseball Team |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
ca. 1917 |
| |
Team
members are posed with their equipment. (Box 1, Folder 8) |
| |
|
| M246-79 |
S. H. Kress Store |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
1915 |
| |
Sales
clerks pose inside the S. H. Kress Store on Main Street in downtown
Hattiesburg. Third from right is Ester Lee Camp, and fourth from right
is Pearl Hardin Bundy. (Box 1, Folder 8) |
| |
|
| M246-80 |
Curry Brothers Grocery |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
1921 |
| |
Interior
of Curry Brothers Grocery, located on the corner of West Pine and
Hemphill Streets. It was owned by Charles Frank Curry, Sr.
(Box 1, Folder 8) |
| |
|
| M246-81 |
Public Health Service: Dr. Sweet and Nurse |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
1918 |
| |
Dr.
Sweet and a nurse from the Public Health Service at work during the
influenza epidemic of 1918. (Box 1, Folder 9) |
| |
|
| M246-82 |
Dental Hygiene Class |
| |
5 X 7, 6 X 7
½ |
B&W |
1918-19 |
| |
Dental
hygiene is demonstrated for first and second graders in Hattiesburg
by an unidentified Red Cross Nurse. Miss Kate Brown, the teacher,
is on the extreme left in the back row. (Box 1, Folder 9) |
| |
|
| M246-83 |
Train Arriving at Camp Shelby |
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5 X 7 |
B&W |
ca. 1917-1919 |
| |
Onlookers
watch as a train pulls in to Camp Shelby during World War I.
(Box 1, Folder 9) |
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|
| M246-84 |
Camp Shelby Train |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
ca. 1917-1919 |
| |
Train
stopped at Camp Shelby where several passengers await.
(Box 1, Folder 9) |
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|
| M246-85
|
Harry
Neal with Children of Dr. L. B. Hudson |
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5 X 7 |
B&W |
ca. 1919 |
| |
The
five children of Dr. L. B. Hudson pose with Harry Neal on the back
of an automobile shortly after WWI. (Box 1, Folder 9) |
| |
|
| M246-86 |
First Airplane to Land at Camp Shelby |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
1917 |
| |
Several
uniformed men surround the first airplane to land at Camp Shelby,
in 1917. (Box 1, Folder 9) |
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|
| M246-87 |
Guards on Leaf River Bridge |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
ca. 1917-1919 |
| |
Guards
from Camp Shelby posted at the railroad bridge over Leaf River to
protect it from sabotage during WWI. Several young boys are in the
foreground of the image. (Box 1, Folder 9) |
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|
| M246-88 |
Camp Shelby Tent Housing |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
ca. 1917-1919 |
| |
Tent
housing at Camp Shelby during WWI. Several African American women
and children are pictured among the tents. (Box 1, Folder 9) |
| |
|
| M246-89 |
Spraying for Mosquitoes |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
ca. early 1900s |
| |
African-American
men spray chemicals into a ditch. Several nearby buildings appear
to be unoccupied. (Box 1, Folder 9) |
| |
|
| M246-90 |
Mammoth Springs Hotel |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
ca. 1910 |
| |
Photo
of hotel at Mammoth Springs, near Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Pictured
are a large two-story hotel with porch and balcony, and one cottage.
The structures burned down ca. 1915 and were never rebuilt.
(Box 1, Folder 9) |
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|
| M246-91 |
Panoramic
View of Tents at Camp Shelby |
| |
3 ½ X
15 |
B&W |
ca. 1917-1919 |
| |
Panoramic
view of row after row of tents at Camp Shelby.
(Box 1, Folder 10) |
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|
| M246-92 |
Rows of Soldiers March at Camp Shelby |
| |
Negative Only
|
B&W |
ca. 1917-1919 |
| |
Panoramic
view of soldiers marching at Camp Shelby during WWI.
(Photocopy in Box 1, Folder 10; negative in Box 4) |
| |
|
| M246-93 |
152nd
Infantry at Camp Shelby |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
November 1917 |
| |
Members
of the 152nd Infantry during World War I. Some are on horseback and
others are on foot. (Box 1, Folder 10) |
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|
| M246-94 |
Celebrating the End of World War I |
| |
6 X 18 |
B&W |
1919 |
| |
A
huge crowd of Hattiesburg citizens gathered in the Southern Railway
area around Main and Newman Streets to celebrate the end of the war.
(Photocopy in Box 1, Folder 10; Oversize photo in mapcase.) |
| |
|
| M246-95 |
Hattiesburg Coca-Cola Bottling Company |
| |
5 X 7, 8 X 10 |
B&W |
1920s |
| |
Photo
of Hattiesburg Coca-Cola Bottling Company on Mobile Street with several
automobiles, horse-drawn wagons, and carriages outside.
(Box 1, Folder 10) |
| |
|
| M246-96 |
Hardy Street School |
| |
6 X 7 |
B&W |
1920 |
| |
Photo
of the large, brick Hardy Street School with dozens of students and
teachers posed on the porch, steps, and balcony. The school later
became Camp School. (Box 1, Folder 10) |
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|
| M246-97 |
Hattiesburg High School Football Team |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
1922 |
| |
Hattiesburg
High School football team of 1922 in formation to center the ball.
The team was declared a co-holder of the state championship by Mississippi
sports editors. Other co-holders were Laurel and Meridian. (Box 1,
Folder 10) |
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|
| M246-98 |
Komp Manufacturing Company |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
1924 |
| |
Two
workers inside the Komp Manufacturing Company, which manufactured
parts for lumber mills. The workers are master machinist, G. H. McElhaney,
and a Mr. Donald. (Box 1, Folder 10) |
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|
| M246-99 |
Enterprise Foundry |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
ca. 1920s |
| |
Sixteen
employees posed outside the Enterprise Foundry on East Second Street.
Included in the photo are“Dad” Buzzle (back row, left),
Tory Harper (back row, 4th from left), and E. J. Stewart (front row,
2nd from left). (Box 1, Folder 10) |
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|
| M246-100 |
Barron Motor Company |
| |
Negative only |
B&W |
ca. 1920s |
| |
Employees
pose with new Ford automobiles in front of Barron Motors. A lone horse
and wagon can be seen in the distance.
(Photocopy in Box 1, Folder 10; negative in Box 4) |
| |
|
| M246-101 |
H. E. Bro Auto Accessory Store |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
ca. 1920s |
| |
Interior
view of the H.E. Bro Auto Accessory Store on East Pine Street. Stanford
Gunn, Sr., Lamar Bro, Eli Bro, and Peter Bro are in the store. (Box
1, Folder 11) |
| |
|
| M246-102 |
Overstreet Veneer Company |
| |
3 ½ X
5 |
B&W |
ca. late 1920s |
| |
Overstreet
Veneer Company on 7th Street, was owned by James H. Overstreet, George
Calhoun, & Robert McCaughey. (Box 1, Folder 11) |
| |
|
| M246-103 |
Hulett Undertaking Company |
| |
3 ½ X
5 |
B&W |
1920 |
| |
The
Hulett Undertaking Company was located on the corner of Eaton and
Forrest Streets. When the company moved to Bay Street, this building
was converted to a Sinclair service station. (Box 1, Folder 11) |
| |
|
| M246-104 |
Sinclair Service Station |
| |
3 ½ X
5 |
B&W |
ca. 1930s |
| |
Located
on the corner of Eaton and Forrest Streets, this site was formerly
occupied by Hulett Undertaking Company. (Box 1, Folder 11) |
| |
|
| M246-105 |
Dedication of the Hattiesburg Airport |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
September 23,
1930 |
| |
A
large group of well-dressed citizens for the dedication of the Hattiesburg
Airport, “Mississippi’s Finest Harbor of the Sky.”
(Box 1, Folder 11) |
| |
|
| M246-106 |
Lakeview Park |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
Undated |
| |
This
view of the park features the lake, a series of arched footbridges,
and tree-shaded buildings in the background. (Box 1, Folder 11) |
| |
|
| M246-107 |
Mrs. Richard Turner, Mrs. Frank Tatum Sr., and Mrs. Shelby Pickett
at Lakeview Park |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
ca. 1930s |
| |
Three
prominent Hattiesburg ladies are standing on one of the footbridges
at Lakeview Park, which was a popular recreational spot prior to World
War II. (Box 1, Folder 11) |
| |
|
| M246-108 |
W. L. Stewart Sitting in a Goat-Drawn Wagon |
| |
Negative only |
B&W |
1926 |
| |
W.L.
Stewart had his picture taken in 1926 by a travelling photographer
who supplied the hat and jacket he is wearing, as well as the goat
and wagon. (Photocopy in Box 1, Folder 11; negative in Box 4) |
| |
|
| M246-109 |
Saenger Theatre |
| |
6 ½ X
10 |
B&W |
1931 |
| |
Goodyear
Tire Exhibit: A huge Goodyear tire is attached to the rear of a car
parked in front of the Saenger Theatre in downtown Hattiesburg.
(Box 1, Folder 11) |
| |
|
| M246-110 |
Three Men with a Log Truck |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
1936 |
| |
Log
truck loaded with three huge logs parked near the Turner and Sons
Building. The man standing on the left is L. C. P. Mason, and an unidentified
man is standing beside him. Obie Mason is in the driver's seat. (Box
1, Folder 11) |
| |
|
| M246-111 |
Tom Day’s Barber Shop |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
1930s |
| |
Business
was booming at Tom Day’s Barber Shop on Front Street when this
photo was taken. (Box 1, Folder 12) |
| |
|
| M246-112 |
Mississippi Central Railroad Baseball Team |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
1926 |
| |
YMCA
Twilight Baseball League, Mississippi Central Railroad Team, 1926.
Pictured are: (back row) Dillard Hill, Kenneth Rawls, Smokie Harrington,
Carl Wilder, Roy Ruble, Charlie Burks, and Kermit Massengale (front
row) Francis Doherty, James Harrington, Paul Tally, Norman Alexander,
and Raymond Dunigan. (Box 1, Folder 12) |
| |
|
| M246-113 |
YMCA Gym Class |
| |
Negative Only
|
B&W |
1937 |
| |
Large
group of young boys pose in gym suits. Several are holding balls.
(Photocopy in Box 1, Folder 12; negative in Box 4) |
| |
|
| M246-114 |
YMCA State
Junior Basketball Champions |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
1939 |
| |
State
Champions, YMCA Junior Basketball (125 lbs. or under, 16 years of
age or less), 1939. They are identified as: (front) John McLain, Jr.
and Cecil Jones, (middle) Milton Evans, Pat Howell, Roland Heidelberg,
and Claude Pittman, Jr., (back row) Leslie Sessions, Jack Gandy, and
Jack Oden. Jack Gandy was YMCA director for many years. (Box 1, Folder
12) |
| |
|
| M246-115 |
Destroying Moonshine Whiskey |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
1939 |
| |
Hattiesburg
Police officer Carl Autry and a prisoner pose in front of several
barrels, bottles, and jugs of moonshine that are being destroyed.
(Box 1, Folder 12) |
| |
|
| M246-116
|
YMCA
Teams of the Friendly Indian League |
| |
Negative Only |
B&W |
1935 |
| |
Six
teams of youngsters who competed in the YMCA’s Friendly Indian
League in the summer of 1935.
(Photocopy in Box 1, Folder 12; negative in Box 4) |
| |
|
| M246-117 |
Camp Shelby: Second Avenue |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
1940s |
| |
This
view of Second Avenue at Camp Shelby features wooden buildings and
tents, with a lone soldier walking down the street. (Box 1, Folder
12) |
| |
|
| M246-118 |
Camp
Shelby: A Company Street |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
1940s |
| |
Soldiers
stand at attention in front of tents at Camp Shelby.
(Box 1, Folder 12) |
| |
|
| M246-119 |
Camp Shelby: Aerial View |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
1941 |
| |
Aerial
view of the “progress of construction” at Camp Shelby.
(Box 1, Folder 12) |
| |
|
| M246-120 |
Soldier and His Girlfriend |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
1940s |
| |
Unidentified
soldier with his arm around a young woman.
(Box 1, Folder 12) |
| |
|
| M246-121 |
Soldiers at the First Baptist Church Service Center |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
1940s |
| |
Nine
unidentified soldiers pose beside the First Baptist Church Service
Center in Hattiesburg during WWII. (Box 1, Folder 13) |
| |
|
| M246-122 |
Hostesses
at the First Baptist Church Service Center |
| |
5 X 7, 7 X 9
|
B&W |
June, 1943 |
| |
Four
young women are posed in front of the Service Center.
(Box 1, Folder 13) |
| |
|
| M246-123 |
Dance for Soldiers at USM |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
ca. 1943-44 |
| |
Soldiers
in uniform dancing with girls in formal gowns at the University of
Southern Mississippi. (Box 1, Folder 13) |
| |
|
| M246-124 |
Red Cross Parade |
| |
8 X 10 |
B&W |
Spring, 1943 |
| |
Marching
Band in Red Cross Parade on Main Street in downtown Hattiesburg. (Box
1, Folder 13) |
| |
|
| M246-125 |
Sixth War Bonds Parade |
| |
8 X 10 |
B&W |
December 7, 1944 |
| |
School
children marching with “Buy War Bonds” banners in the
Sixth War Bonds parade on Main Street in downtown Hattiesburg.
(Box 1, Folder 13) |
| |
|
| M246-126 |
Hattiesburg Police Officers |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
1942 |
| |
Police
officers who attended the 1942 FBI War Traffic and Civil Defense School
are posed on the steps of City Hall. Pictured are: E.D. Boone, Ray
Leg, Chief M.M. Little, Doyle Harvison, Hugh Herring, M.L. Davis,
and A.J. Combs. (Box 1, Folder 13) |
| |
|
| M246-127 |
Komp Equipment Company During WWII |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
1940s |
| |
Women
manufacturing ammunition at Komp Equipment Company in Hattiesburg.
(Box 1, Folder 13) |
| |
|
| M246-128 |
Camp Shelby: German POW Cartoon |
| |
5 X 7 ½ |
B&W |
1940s |
| |
Inspektion
in Sicht!”: A cartoon showing German prisoners of war cleaning
a military camp. (Box 1, Folder 13) |
| |
|
| M246-129 |
German POWs at Camp Shelby During WWII |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
1940s |
| |
German
prisoners of war sit on the outside steps of their quarters at Camp
Shelby. (Box 1, Folder 13) |
| |
|
| M246-130 |
German POW Orchestra in Concert |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
1940s |
| |
German
prisoners of war perform an outdoor concert at Camp Shelby.
A lookout tower is in the background. (Box 1, Folder 13) |
| |
|
| M246-131 |
Eureka
High School Basketball Team |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
1941 |
| |
This
team won the State Basketball Championship in 1941. The team is pictured
in uniform on the basketball court. At that time, Eureka was an all
African-American school. (Box 1, Folder 14) |
| |
|
| M246-132 |
Eureka High School Football Team |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
1941 |
| |
The
Eureka High School football team was undefeated in 1941. They are
posed in uniform outside the school. (Box 1, Folder 14) |
| |
|
| M246-133 |
Camp Shelby Public Relations Officer, Major Casteel |
| |
5 X 7, 8 X 10 |
B&W |
1940s |
| |
Major
Casteel stands on a platform to speak to a Hattiesburg audience. Among
those seated on the platform are (l-r): Mr. N. R. Burger, Mayor George
M. Calhoun, and Rev. J. H. Ratcliff (fourth from right)
(Box 1, Folder 14) |
| |
|
| M246-134 |
Human Relations Committee |
| |
5 X 7, 8 X 10 |
B&W |
1940s |
| |
The
purpose of the Human Relations Committee was to promote voting rights
and media use of titles when identifying African American citizens.
Included in the photo are: (l-r, front row) Mrs. A. N. Burger, Dr.
Luther Smith, Dr. A. N. Dent, Percy Abrams, and Dr. A. N. Jackson;
(second Row) Mrs. Florine Lane, Mrs. S. K. Triggs, Paul Weston, and
the Rev. Mr. Thorton; (top row) Mrs. Abernice Newman, Mrs. Rubye Bell,
Mrs. Brookie Young, Rev. J. H. Ratcliff, and N. R. Burger. (Box 1,
Folder 14) |
| |
|
| M246-135 |
Forrest County Health Center |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
1940s |
| |
Doctors
and nurses connected with the Forrest County Health Center during
WWII posed outside the Center. Included are (bottom row, l-r): Dr.
Miller, Mrs. Bailey, Dr. Blackwelder, Mrs. Norris, and a camp Shelby
health officer; (top row, l-r): Dr. Luther Smith, Dr. Brown, Dr. Love,
Dr. Crain, and Dr. Charles W. Smith. (Box 1, Folder 14) |
| |
|
| M246-136 |
Komp Equipment Company During WWII |
| |
6 X 6 ½ |
B&W |
1940s |
| |
Two
unidentified women stand at machines making .50 caliber ammunition
at Komp Equipment Company. (Box 1, Folder 14) |
| |
|
| M246-137 |
Homecoming Parade on Main Street |
| |
Negative only |
B&W |
1950s |
| |
Large
crowd near the Golden Rule Bargain House on Main Street views a “Sail
to Victory” float during a 1950s Mississippi Southern College
Homecoming parade. (Photocopy in Box 1, Folder 14; negative in Box
4) |
| |
|
| M246-138 |
First National Bank |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
1945 |
| |
Front
façade of the First National Bank on Main Street, with bank
employees, officers, and directors posed outside the front entrance.
(Box 1, Folder 14) |
| |
|
| M246-139 |
Travelers Aid Office |
| |
8 X 10 |
B&W |
1946 |
| |
Travelers'
Aid agent, Mrs. T.W. Burdette, assists a family in need.
(Box 1, Folder 14) |
| |
|
| M246-140 |
Service Station |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
ca. 1940s |
| |
Exterior
view of United Oil Corporation service station located on the corner
of Market and Batson Streets. (Box 1, Folder 14) |
| |
|
| M246-141 |
Hattiesburg Junior High School Homecoming Court |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
1947 |
| |
Included
in the photo are: (l-r) Martha Barron, unidentified young man, Jane
Carol Yelverton, Gene Allen, Sara Ellen Kamper, and Walter Rhian.
(Box 1, Folder 15) |
| |
|
| M246-142 |
Hattiesburg Chamber of Commerce Directors |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
1947 |
| |
Directors
are identified on the back of the photograph. (Box 1, Folder 15) |
| |
|
| M246-143 |
First Police Banquet |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
1947 |
| |
Members
of the Hattiesburg Police Department and their wives enjoy their first
banquet. (Box 1, Folder 15) |
| |
|
| M246-144 |
Pepsi Cola Strike |
| |
8 X 10 |
B&W |
ca. 1940s - 1950s |
| |
Two
roadside picketers wearing signs reading “Pepsi-Cola Bottling
Company UNFAIR to organized labor.” (Box 1, Folder 15) |
| |
|
| M246-145 |
Bell Telephone Strike |
| |
8 X 10 |
B&W |
ca. 1950s |
| |
A
turtle carries a sign that reads “I am almost as slow as Bell
System's wage offer.” (Box 1, Folder 15) |
| |
|
| M246-146 |
Hat Day
at Donavan-Lane |
| |
5 X 7 |
B&W |
ca. 1950s |
| |
Nine
gentlemen sport hats at Donavan-Lane men's store in downtown Hattiesburg.
The men are identified on back of the photograph.
(Box 1, Folder 15) |
| |
|
| M246-147 |
Snow-Covered
University of Southern Mississippi Campus |
| |
Negative Only |
B&W |
1948 |
| |
Aerial
view of the USM campus after the 1948 snow fall. A positive image
of this photo is available in Archives Record Group 2: PC 2127.
(Photocopy in Box 1, Folder 15; negative in Box 4) |
| |
|
| M246-148 |
Temporary Classrooms at USM |
| |
Negative only |
B&W |
ca. 1947 |
| |
After
World War II, the University of Southern Mississippi used army surplus
buildings as temporary classrooms to accommodate the influx of new
and returning students. A positive image of this photo is available
in Archives Record Group 2: PC2409.
(Photocopy in Box 1, Folder 15; negative in Box 4) |
| |
|
| M246-149 |
Married Student Housing at USM: Veteran’s Village |
| |
Negative only |
B&W |
ca. 1947 |
| |
Prefabricated
units comprised USM's "Veterans' Village" after WWII. A
positive image of this photo is available in Archives Record Group
2: PC2408 (Photocopy in Box 1, Folder 15; negative in Box 4) |
| |
|
| M246-150 |
Street Car to USM |
| |
Negative only |
B&W |
1915 |
| |
This
streetcar ran from the intersection of Pine and Main Streets to Mississippi
Normal College (now USM). Students pictured from left to right are:
Alberta Powe, Jeannette McCormick, Velma Morrison, Janie Sullivan,
and Mabel Mixon. A positive image of this photo is available in Archives
Record Group 2: PC 2283.
(Photocopy in Box 1, Folder 15; negative in Box 4) |