Railroads--Mississippi--Photographs.; Forests and forestry--Mississippi--Quitman County.; Hardwood industry--Photographs.; Sawmills--Mississippi--Bessie--Photographs.
Circular or ground mill at Bessie, Mississippi about 1906. End of Spur line of Illinois Central out from Lambert, Miss. near Chancy, Miss. Frank Conkling second from right.
Forests and forestry--Louisiana--Photographs.; Cypress--Louisiana--Photographs.; Swamps--Louisiana--Photographs.
Cypress brake near Rayville, Louisiana. Logged sometime prior to 1924. During the fall and winter of 1924 the swamp dried up and fire swept through it. The picture shows what is left in 1925.