From the Hattiesburg Historical Photographs. One-story clapboard house in which Jake Kilrain reportedly spent the night before his bare-knuckle fight with John L. Sullivan on July 8, 1889.
From the Hattiesburg Historical Photographs. Jessie Collier, Sr. is pictured with his children Jesse Collier, Jr. and Vera Collier with what was thought to be the first commercial vehicle in Mississippi
From the Hattiesburg Historical Photographs. Nurses and physicians pose outside a tent, possibly providing aid in the aftermath of the 1908 tornado in Purvis, Mississippi.
From the Hattiesburg Historical Photographs. B&HS Railroad locomotive number 200, and tender, parked beside a building. The B&HS was owned by the Tatum Lumber Company.
From the Hattiesburg Historical Photographs. Passengers loading onto the Mississippi Central Railroad passenger train at the depot in Sumrall, Mississippi.
From the Hattiesburg Historical Photographs. The Forrest Club, located at 205 Bay Street in Hattiesburg, later became the site of Hulett-Winstead Funeral Home.
From the Hattiesburg Historical Photographs. A historical marker on West Pine Street reading: “William Harris Hardy: In 1880 near the banks of the Gordon Creek, this lawyer, railroad builder and Confederate veteran selected the site for...
From the Hattiesburg Historical Photographs. Advertisement giving specifications for a locomotive and tender ordered from Baldwin Locomotive Works of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by the Mississippi Central Railroad.
From the Hattiesburg Historical Photographs. This locomotive belonged to the Tatum Lumber Company, located in the Bonhomie Community, near Hattiesburg.
From the Hattiesburg Historical Photographs. W. H. Jones Sr., Hattiesburg educator and primary influence in the establishment of the Eureka High School in 1921. W. H. Jones Elementary School was named in his honor.
From the Hattiesburg Historical Photographs. The Leaf River Camp Number 28 (Hattiesburg, Mississippi) Woodmen of the World marching band posed on the front steps of the Forrest County Courthouse.
From the Hattiesburg Historical Photographs. The carnival king and queen of the Mystic Krewe of Zeus of Hattiesburg are surrounded by their court members at the organization's first carnival ball.
From the Hattiesburg Historical Photographs. The Spring Festival King and Queen and their court are gathered around a pond. All are wearing elaborate costumes.
