Tensas Parish (La.)--History.; Natchez (Miss.)--History.; Waterproof (La.)--History.; Saint Joseph (La.)--History.; Plantation life--Louisiana--History--19th century.; Slavery--United States--History--19th century.; Levees--Louisiana.;...
Diary kept by plantation owner Zenas Preston from 1850-1853. Preston's plantation, Leftwich, was situated on Lake St. Peter in Tensas Parish, Louisiana, and Preston describes frequent trips to Waterproof, Saint Joseph, and Natchez via the...
Mack T. Blackwood family farm; multiple views. Farm of 493 acres at Drew, MS. Sunflower Co. agent Cecil Black, Assistant county agent Carl Robinson, and Associate county agent Joe Beckham assisted with selection of farm family.
Ross, Emmett Lloyd, 1838-1891; Ross family; Woodville (Miss.); Civil war; United States; Weddings; Marriage; Clothing and dress; Textile fabrics
Letter, ''Sister Sallie'' to Emmett Ross, telling him that she attended the wedding of one of Mr. Harris's daughters. The groom was late because the roads were in such bad condition. She notes that the war hasn't affected the number of...
Attala Co. (Miss.) ; Henderson, David W.--Family.;farm life--Mississippi.
David W. Henderson family farm; multiple views. Farm of 165 acres in the Nile Community about 12 Miles southeast of Kosciusko. Attala Co. agent Frank Buchanan assisted with selection of farm family.
4-H clubs; Hebron 4-H Club (Jones County, Miss.); Ellisville 4-H Clubs (Jones County, Miss.); Myrick 4-H Club (Jones County, Miss.); Sharon 4-H Club (Jones County, Miss.); Service stations; Automobiles; Green Lumber Company (Laurel, Miss.); Parades
Jones County 4-H club members gathered for a rally.
Knox, James, 1786-1864; Pickens County (Ala.); Presbyterians; Agriculture; Slavery; African-Americans; Somerville, James, 1827-1868; Oak Grove Presbyterian Church (Franconia, Ala.); Sons of Temperance of North America; Cotton; Presbyterian Church...
Diary kept from March 1848 to February 1851 by James Knox (1786-1864), a planter and Presbyterian church elder in Pickens County, Alabama. The diary records planting, harvesting, and other agricultural work, as well as Presbytery meetings and...
Letter to Hannah from her daughter "Lulu" and "Aunt Mat," who Lulu is staying with in Fairforest, South Carolina, 1860. "Mossgiel" must be the name of the house or plantation. A later note identifies Lulu as Martha Louisa Starr, grandmother of...
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson); 1822-1885;Civil War;Politicians Presidents;Politics and government;Generals
The Chronology of Ulysses S. Grant's life is extracted from the 31 volumes of the Papers of Ulysses S. Grant and is presented here as a full-length time line of Grant's life.
Jasper Co. (Miss.) ; Read, W. H.--Family.;farm life--Mississippi.
W. H. Read family farm; multiple views. Farm of 710 acres located near the town of Pachuta. Jasper County agent W. C. Jefcoat assisted with selection of farm family.
Lincoln Co. (Miss.) ; Smith, Steve J.--Family.;farm life--Mississippi.
Steve J. Smith family farm; multiple views. Farm of 508 acres located about six miles northeast of Brookhaven. Lincoln Co. agent Travis Tadlock and Home Demonstration agent Miss Sarah Jane Craig assisted with selection of farm family.
POW/MIA ; Select Committee on Americans Missing in Action in Southeast Asia, 1975-1976 ; House Veterans Committee ; Indochina ; Vietnam ; Cambodia
Sonny Montgomery gathered with foreign leaders signing documents. American leaders as well as foreign leaders are present. A total of 12 men can be seen.
