Wood W. Speed family farm; multiple views. Farm of 878 acres located in the Leaf River Community about 8 miles east of Collins, MS. Covington Co. Extension staff assisted with selection of farm family.
This 20-note organette plays by turning the handle and pumping the bellows. The rollers, or “cobs,” can be changed for various tunes. Sears & Roebuck advertised it for $3.25 including 3 rollers.
Sears & Roebuck advertised the Concert Roller Organ for $7.60 including 5 tunes. Extra rollers were $0.18 each! 14,000 roller organs and 200,000 rollers were made in one year in the 1880's.
Agriculture--Mississippi--History; Rankin County (Miss.); Compere, R.L.--Family.
R. L. Compere family farm; multiple views. Farm of 370 acres located in Florence, MS. Rankin Co. agent Robert S. Barker assisted with selection of farm family.
4-H Clubs; Farm life-Mississippi; Depressions--1929--United States; Tennessee Valley Authority; Electric power--Mississippi; Tornadoes--Mississippi--Tupelo.
Oral history; First of two interviews conducted with Paul H. Perkins, conducted on February 11, 2005 at Mitchell Memorial Library, Mississippi State University.
Saulters, Homer L; Agriculture--Mississippi--History; Jefferson Davis County (Miss.)
Homer L. Saulters family farm; multiple views. Farm of 237 acres in the Terrelltown Community about two miles east of the Gramby Community. Jefferson Davis Co. agent Franklin Hughes, Associate county agent R. L. Caves and Associate Home...
Agriculture--Mississippi--History; Issaquena County (Miss.); Porter, G.C.--Family.
G. C. Porter family farm; multiple views. Farm of 70 acres located about 23 miles south of Rolling Fork, near Valley Park. Issaquena Co. agent Bill Flemming, Assistant county agent George Berry, Home Demonstration agent Mary Harpole assisted with...
Fire departments--Southern States--Photographs.; Tishomingo State Park (Tishomingo County, Miss.)--Photographs.
Fire Chiefs Meeting at Tishomingo State Park, May 26-30, 1941. Front row (left to right): C. O. Batson, Mississippi; [?]; Forrest Yawn; J. W. K. Holliday, USFS, Atlanta; Victor MacNaughton, USFS, Mississippi; [?]; W. H. (Bill) Mitchell, Oklahoma. ...
Edward Windham family farm; multiple views. Farm of 77 acres located on old highway 15 about four miles north of Bay Springs, MS. Jasper Co. Agricultural agent W. C. Jefcoat and Assistant county agent J. W. James assisted with selection of farm...