From the Berta and Elmer Hader Papers. Proofs for pages 24-25, 28-29, 32-33, and 36-37 of COCK-A-DOODLE DOO: THE STORY OF A LITTLE RED ROOSTER by Berta and Elmer Hader (New York: Macmillan, 1939). COCK-A-DOODLE DOO is a 1940 Caldecott Honor Book.
From the Hattiesburg Historical Photographs; A collage of images depicting training activity at Camp Shelby during World War II, circa 1941-1945. 5" x 7"
From the Hattiesburg Historical Photographs; Photograph of an aerial view of railroad tracks in an unidentified rural area. A car parked on a dirt road that crosses the tracks has both front doors open, and three men appear to be examining the...
From the Hattiesburg Historical Photographs; Photograph of men and women manufacturing ammunition at Komp Equipment Company in Hattiesburg during WWII; 7 x 5
From the Hattiesburg Historical Photographs; Photograph of several small single-engine planes in rows, possibly at Camp Shelby. A Standard Oil Company fuel truck is parked nearby.
From the Hattiesburg Historical Photographs; Photograph of the 1941 Eureka high school football team; 5 x 7; The Eureka high school football team was undefeated in 1941. They are posed in uniform outside the school.
From the Hattiesburg Historical Photographs; Photograph of the camp for German prisoners of war detained at Camp Shelby during WWII, with well-tended gardens around them; 5 x 7
From the Hattiesburg Historical Photographs; Photograph of the Eureka High School Basketball Team. 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...
From the Hattiesburg Historical Photographs; Photograph of the front entrance of Mississippi Woman's College, with a view of the administration building in the background; 7 x 5
From the Hattiesburg Historical Photographs; Photograph of the Human Relations Committee, whose purpose was to promote voting rights and media use of titles when identifying African American citizens. Included in the photo are: (l-r, front row)...
From the Hattiesburg Historical Photographs; Photograph of two unidentified women standing at machines making .50 caliber ammunition at Komp Equipment Company; 6 x 6
From the Hattiesburg Historical Photographs; Photograph of women seated at a long narrow table as they manufacture ammunition at the Komp Equipment Company in Hattiesburg during WWII; 7 x 5
From the Hattiesburg Historical Photographs; Photograph showing an aerial view of a train wreck near a rural residential area. Smoke billows from a pile of wrecked rail cars. Circa 1930s-1940s. 10" x 8"
From the Hattiesburg Historical Photographs; Photograph showing an aerial view of the Highway 49 cloverleaf under construction, circa 1940s, near the present site of Cloverleaf Mall in Hattiesburg.
From the Hattiesburg Historical Photographs. A Photograph of 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....
From the Hattiesburg Historical Photographs. Photograph of Major Casteel, Camp Shelby Public Relations Office. Major Casteel stands on a platform to speak to a Hattiesburg audience during World War II. Among those seated on the platform are (l-r):...
From the Hattiesburg Historical Photographs. Photograph of of Second Avenue at Camp Shelby featuring a wooden buildings and tents, with a lone soldier walking down the street.
