A collection of interviews with African-Americans of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, circa twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, who knew Colonel John Robinson, an African-American pilot who was tapped by Ethiopian Emperor Haile Sellassie in the...
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. Three people are seated in a swing, one is seated in a rocking chair, and one is standing. Boston ferns decorate the porch.
From the Thigpen (S.G.) Papers. Photograph of a train delivering tung oil paint. Two men inside a train car behind rows of paint hold a sign reading, “Thermolyzed Tung Oil Paint, made by the O’brien Varnish Co, South Bend, Ind. Shipped to...
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 Thigpen (S.G.) Papers. Photograph of an unidentified man and S. G. Thigpen standing next to a delivery truck in front of the Thigpen-Whitfield Hardware Co. building.
From the Political Campaign Collection. Campaign handout for Forrest Simmons, candidate for State Highway Commissioner, Southern District. His qualifications are listed on the back.
Photograph of the Sunken Garden, later the site of McLemore Hall. The garden was built in 1932 as a jobs project during the early part of the Depression. Lake Byron is located just to the right of this picture. Both areas were part of a campus...
From the Hattiesburg Historical Photographs. The Spring Festival King and Queen and their court are gathered around a pond. All are wearing elaborate costumes.
From the Hattiesburg Historical Photographs; Photograph of the Sinclair service station, circa 1930s. Located on the corner of Eaton and Forrest Streets, this site was formerly occupied by Hulett Undertaking Company.
From the Thigpen (S.G.) Papers. Photograph of S. G. Thigpen Co. storefront. Standing near an automobile are four men identified as S. G. Thigpen, E. H. Stevens, L. O. Crosby, Sr. and R. J. Williams.
