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Mississippi Farm Bureau Series VII Digitized
“U.S. Senator Trent Lott.” 199-. Call Number: PI/2010.0002, Series 7, Image 2629 Series VII of the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation Collection (PI/2010.0002) consists of 3,269 black-and-white and...
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Time and Tide: Katrina and the Old Capitol
This post is part of an ongoing series, “Time and Tide: Ten Years after Katrina.” Special thanks to Nan Prince, Museum Division, for writing this post. Mississippi has been without a state history...
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Time and Tide: Ten Years after Hurricane Katrina
Pass Christian, Harrison County, MS. Tuesday, September 27, 2005. Looking north, from U.S. Highway 90, at ruins of three-story building. Call Number: PI/2005.0024, Item 85 (MDAH) This month marks the...
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Railroad Crossing Signal Photograph
‘Stop Death Stop’ railroad crossing in Grenada, from unprocessed collection of Sidney T. Roebuck,, Highway Commissioner of the Central District (MDAH) MDAH archivist Ashley Koostra unearthed this...
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1972 Ole Miss World Series Photograph
Ole Miss v. Texas game at 1972 College World Series. Call number: PI/SPO/1982.0126 (MDAH) MDAH archivists found this photograph from the 1972 College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska, showing the...
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The Archives and History Building Dedication
Chloe Edwards, of the Government Records Section, brings us this post in an ongoing series chronicling the construction of the Charlotte Capers Archives and History Building. Many thanks to Ms. Edwards...
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Now Online: Historic Houses Collection
“Camellia Place, Built in 1841 by ?, Columbus.” Call number: PI/HH/M57.7 (MDAH) The Mississippi Historic Houses Collection (PI/HH/M57.7) contains 488 photographic slides of historic houses in various...
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Church Survey Photographs Digitized
First Baptist Church, Charleston, Tallahatchie County, Mississippi. Call number: PI/SF/CH/1986.0033 (MDAH) The Churches – Survey Collection (PI/SF/CH/1986.0033) includes thirty-nine photographs of...
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The Charlotte Capers Archives and History Building: The Story of MDAH
Chloe Edwards, of the Government Records Section, brings us this post in an ongoing series chronicling the construction of the Charlotte Capers Archives and History Building. Many thanks to Ms. Edwards...
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Ingalls Shipyard Photographs Digitized
Looking Southwest Wharf Line Future Barge Unloading Position and Steel Storage Area At Center, 8/28/68. Call number: PI/SF/IND/1986.0017 (MDAH) The Ingalls Shipyard West Bank Expansion photograph...
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Mississippi Farm Bureau Series VI Digitized
“Agriculture. Catfish.” View of workers in catfish pond. 2000. Call Number: Series 6, image 989 (MDAH) Series VI of the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation Collection (PI/2010.0002) consists of 3,117...
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Foner Freedom Summer Collection Digitized
Group of people sitting in church pews. Call number: Z/2312.000, Series 3 (MDAH) The Thomas Foner Freedom Summer Papers (Z/2312.000) were recently digitized. A New York native, Foner volunteered in...
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Mississippi’s Monuments Man: William D. McCain
Jim Pitts, state government records archivist (and retired U.S. Army officer), brings us this post on a little-known aspect of William D. McCain, the second director of MDAH. William D. McCain. Call...
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1940 Parchman Photograph Booklet Digitized
“Mare with Five Off Springs (at Camp*B),” Series 1695, item 16 (MDAH) Series 1695: Parchman Photograph Booklet was recently digitized. The photographs of Parchman State Penitentiary were taken...
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Mississippians at Pearl Harbor
Wreckage of USS Arizona, Library of Congress, call number: LC-USE62- D-OA-000189 [P&P]December 7 marks the seventy-second anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. MDAH historian Mike Allard...
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WPA Scrapbooks Digitized
Page from Pictorial History: Mississippi Agriculture and Industry. Call Number: Series 443, MDAH. The Works Progress Administration Scrapbooks (Series 443) were recently digitized and added to the...
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Winfred Moncrief Collection: The 1964 Tatum Salt Dome Nuclear Test
Tatum Salt Dome, Lamar County (Mississippi), nuclear test, October 22, 1964. Chimneys, porches and outbuildings of some residences in the vicinity were braced prior to the blast. Call number:...
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MDAH at The Commons on Flickr
General MacArthur riding in convertible with Governor Hugh White. PI/COL/1984.0019. Lars Johnson Collection. (MDAH) MDAH has joined The Commons on Flickr! The Commons is a group of archives and museum...
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More Photographs from MBFB Series IV
“4-H and Future Farmers of America Activities. Debbie Coleman.” Photograph of Ms. Coleman with prize winning sheep. 1968. PI/2010.0002 MFBF Series IV Image 1072 (MDAH) Check out some more neat images...
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Health Department Photograph Album on Flickr
Mississippi State Department of Health Photograph Album, ca. 1930s. Call Number: Series 2167 (MDAH Collection) Series 2176 – Mississippi State Department of Health Photograph Album, ca. 1930s – is now...
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