TABLE OF CONTENTS

Overview of Collection

Biographical Sketch

Historical Sketch

Scope and Content Note

Arrangement of Collection

Topics Covered

Administrative Information

Container Listing

Series I: John H. Williams

Series II: Community Life, 1909-1990

Series III: Business and Industry

Series IV: Business and Commercial Buildings, 1900-1980

Series V: Sports Groups, 1879-1976

Series VI: Schools and School Groups

Series VII: Churches and Church Groups, 1903-1980

Series VIII: Identified Family Groups

Series IX: Portraits

Series X: Groups

State Bank/Brookhaven Trust/Lincoln-Lawrence-Franklin Regional Library John Holly Williams Collection

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Series V: Sports Groups, 1879-1976
298 photographs

A.: Baseball and Softball, ca. 1930-1976
27 photographs
The players and teams are grouped "as found", rather than a specific order. Adults with the students are identified as a man or a woman only, unless identification has been made. All adults photographed with students are presumed to be individual school officials or team coaches, rather than parents or school district officials. School or team identifications indicated in parenthesis are not verified as accurate. All identified schools are in Lincoln County, Mississippi, unless noted
Box No.
1 1-1 Men's Baseball Team, 1930 - 1949 (4 3/4 x 3 1/2) (b & w, photograph)
Identified in the Daily Leader as a community baseball team, the "Cowhides". Left to right - front: Fred Smith, Ira Smith, Harvey Smith, Poley/Polie Lofton. 2nd row: Tom Smith, Wilton Foote, Albert Smith, Vince/Vence Adams. Standing: Horace King, Shelton Case, Ernest "Cutworm" Smith, Anderson Lofton, and Curtis King. According to the informant, many players were brothers or cousins. (Lincoln County, Ms.)
1-2 Men's Baseball Team, 1930 - 1949 (10 x 8) (b & w, photograph) View sample item.
Identified in the Daily Leader as a community baseball team, the "Cowhides". Left to right - front: Fred Smith, Ira Smith, Harvey Smith, Poley/Polie Lofton. 2nd row: Tom Smith, Wilton Foote, Albert Smith, Vince/Vence Adams. Standing: Horace King, Shelton Case, Ernest "Cutworm" Smith, Anderson Lofton, and Curtis King. According to the identification, many players were brothers or cousins. Same as previous picture except size. (Lincoln County, Ms.)
2 Men's Baseball Team (10 x 8) (b & w, photograph)
7 players in uniform. 2 men in "T" shirts and 1 in shirt and hat. Bat boy holding crossed bats.
3 Men's Baseball Team, Undated (10 x 8) (b & w, photograph)
13 players in uniform. 2 men in shirts and slacks. Bat boy holding crossed bats.
4 Men's Baseball Team, 1947 - 1948 (10 x 8) (b & w, photograph)
Identified in the Daily Leader as: Left to right - front: unknown, unknown, unknown, Larry Smith, Ben Adams. Back: unknown, unknown, Zack Wallace, unknown, unknown, unknown.
5 Boy's Baseball Team, Undated (10 x 8) (b & w, photograph) View sample item.
Kees Mother Team. Identified as: Left to right - front: unknown, Jerry Case, unknown, Wade Thornhill, unknown, Julian Cameron, unknown, unknown. Back: Dicky Morgan, unknown, Coach, Jimmy Foster, Warren Estes, Sherman Swalm, Coach, unknown, unknown, ? Feduccia. (Brookhaven) On back of picture: "Witbeck Photo Service, Portrait & Commercial Photography, Phones 739 - 1195 W, Brookhaven, Mississippi"
6 Men's Baseball Team, undated (7 1/2 x 4 1/2) (b & w, photograph)
10 men and a bat boy in various types of clothing.
7 Boy's Baseball Team, undated (10 x 8) (b & w, photograph)
11 players in uniform and 1 player wearing shirt and jeans. 2 adult men. Sign behind them says "Helping Build Hazlehurst". Uniforms have "Ed Hyman". (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Ms.)
8 Boy's Baseball Team, undated (10 x 8) (b & w, photograph)
15 players in uniform. 2 adult men. Uniforms have "Wise Motors". (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Ms.)
9 Boy's Baseball Team, undated (10 x 8) (b & w, photograph)
15 players in uniform. 2 adult men. Uniforms have "Wise Motors". (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Ms.)
10 Boy's Baseball Team, undated (10 x 8) (b & w, photograph)
13 players in uniform. 3 adult men. Uniforms have "LB" and BR".
11 Men's Baseball Team, undated (8 1/2 x 4 1/2) (b & w, photograph)
13 men of various ages and clothing. Man in middle is holding a trophy with a baseball player on top. 5 shirts have the initials "MLPFS".
12 Men's Baseball Team, undated (10 x 8) (b & w, photograph)
11 men in uniforms, 1 younger man in slacks and shirt. 1 older man. Several shirts have "Co-Lin Wolves". (Copiah-Lincoln Community College, Wesson, Copiah County, Ms.)
13 Men's Baseball Team, undated (8 x 6) (b & w, photograph)
Photograph of newspaper clipping. "Sports Center Sports: team members of the Liberty League are: First row - Herman Moore-manager, Frank Anders, Andrew Eidt, and Ray Hurt; Second row-Will Goins, J. D. Thames, Joe Dallalto, Alvin Ray, and Lee Grey. Third row-Billy Havard, Fred Brown, Joe Lonigro, William McElwain, Lee Gillispie, and Howard "Dutch" Falattia, Natchez Times Staff Photo".
14 Men's Baseball Team, undated (10 x 8) (b & w, photograph)
17 players in various types of dress. Identified as "Bude High School". (Bude, Franklin County, Ms.)
15 Men's Baseball Team, undated (9 1/2 x 5 1/4) (b & w, photograph)
9 players in uniform. 2 young men in "T" shirts, and Coach Paul Moyer. Uniforms have "Panthers" across front. (Brookhaven, Lincoln County, Ms.)
16 Boy's Baseball Team (b & w, photograph)
13 players in uniform with "Clark Motors" on front. 3 boys not in uniform. 3 men. Identified in Daily Leader as:
17 Men's Baseball Team, Date developed - May 1976 (3 x 4 1/2) (b & w, photograph)
2 men standing in base area.
18 Baseball Player, undated (8 x 10) (b & w, photograph)
Boy in baseball uniform with "B" on cap and holding a baseball glove.
19 Baseball Player, undated (8 x 19) (b & w, photograph)
Boy in baseball uniform. Cap has "B", and shirt has "Dixie Youth Baseball, Brookhaven, Miss." (Brookhaven)
20 Baseball Player, undated (4 1/2 x 7 1/2) (b & w, photograph)
Man in older style uniform.
21 Baseball Player, undated (4 1/2 x 7) (b & w, photograph)
Boy wearing cap, overalls, and baseball glove.
22 Baseball Player, undated (3 1/2 x 5 1/2) (b & w, photograph)
Standing boy holding bat and glove in "Burnham Chev. Co." uniform. Identified on back as "Chuck Abrams". (Brookhaven)
23 Baseball Player, undated (3 1/2 x 5 1/2) (b & w, photograph)
Same boy in catching position. Identified as "Chuck Abrams". (Brookhaven)
24 Women's Baseball Team, ca 1950 (10 x 8) (b & w, photograph)
East Lincoln Softball Team. 10 women and 1 man. Center girl on front row identified as Polly Thornhill. (East Lincoln)
25 Women's Baseball Team, undated (10 x 8) (b & w, photograph) View sample item.
8 players in uniform, 6 not in uniform, and 1 woman. Building identified as "Bude High School" in basketball pictures. This woman is standing with the basketball team in the same coat and skirt. (Bude, Franklin County, Ms.)
26 Men's Ball Team, undated (7 x 5) (b & w, photograph)
7 players in uniform on field. List attached to photograph - "sign below, Price $1.00, Johnny Hollingsworth, Richard Ducker, Glen Zumbro, Carl Kent, Douglas Clanton, Van Temple". Envelope labeled "Meadville".
27 Men's Ball Team, undated (7 x 5) (b & w, photograph)
17 players in uniform on field, with man in "T" shirt on back left. List attached to photograph - "sign below, Price $1.00, Lonnie Strahan, Johnny Hollingsworth, Richard Ducker, Glen Zumbro, Carl Kent, Johnny Cummins, William Bonds, Douglas Clanton, Van Temple". Envelope labeled "Meadville".

Basketball 1920-1969

111 photographs
The players and teams are grouped as found. Adults with the students are identified as a man or a woman only, unless identification has been made. All adults photographed with students are presumed to be individual school officials or team coaches, rather than parents or school district officials. School or team identifications indicated in parenthesis are not verified as accurate. All identified schools are in Lincoln County, Mississippi, unless noted.
Box No.
1 1 Women's Ball Team, undated (7 x 5) (b & w, photograph)
14 female players in bloomer style uniform, facing left with end player holding a basketball
2 Women's Ball Team, 1924 (8 x10) (b & w, photograph)
10 female players, with 9 in knee-length dress style uniform. The date "1924" is handwritten on top of the picture, and appears to be a copy of an original photograph. Identified as the 1924 Bogue Chitto team. Front - Mary Lou Sproles. 2nd row (l-r): Evelyn Moak Reeves, unidentified, unidentified. Back: unidentified, Laura Elizabeth Hedglin Sasser, Lorena Brister Newman, unidentified, Elizabeth Brister Newman Maxell, Cordie Wallace Swanson. Lorena and Elizabeth Brister were sisters.
3 Women's Ball Team, undated (8 x 10) (b & w, photograph)
8 female players outside a brick building. All have the letters "B.C." on their shirts. Front (l-r): unidentified, Elizabeth Brister Maxwell, Inez Williams. (Her 2 sisters stand behind her.) Back: unidentified, Lorena Brister Newman, Evelyn Moak Reeves, Mattie Wallace Barton, Hazle Wallace Leggett. (Her husband, Leroy "Doc" Leggett was a county supervisor when Kings Daughters Hospital was built.) (Bogue Chitto)
4 Women's Ball Team, undated (8 x 10) (b & w, photograph) View sample item.
6 female "B. C." players beside a tall pole. Each of the players is also in picture #3. Handwritten across the bottom is "S. W. Champions". This picture appears to be a copy of an original photograph. (Bogue Chitto)
5 Women's Ball Team, 1941 (8 x 10) (b & w, photograph)
13 female players, 1 woman standing, 1 man wearing a suit, and a small girl are pictures outside a brick school. Printed on the bottom left corner "South-Miss Champions, 1941".
6 Men's Ball Team, undated (7 1/2 x 5) (b & w, photograph)
8 male players and 2 men in suits outside a wood-sided building. 4 players have the letter "S" on their shirts. The basketball has an "S 11" written in white.
7 Men's Ball Team, undated (b & w, photograph)
9 male players and 1 man in suit and hat. The players are arranged from shortest to tallest, with the tallest man holding a basketball. They are standing outside a brick building and are wearing "sweat pants" with a stripe down the leg.
8 Men's Ball Team, 1920 (4 1/2 x 7) (b & w, photograph)
This photograph was identified in the Daily Leader as: "the Edwards School basketball team of 1920. They are (from front) Coach Cecil Linton, Ira Dunn, Elbert Smith, Versie Adams, Marshall Strait, and Harvey Linton." (Edwards, Franklin County, Ms.)
9 Men's Ball Team, 1926 (8 x 10) (b & w, photograph)
9 male players and a man dressed in slacks, shirt, and tie outside a large brick building. Across the bottom of the pictures is "Gulf Coast Champions - 1926".
10 Women's Ball Team, undated (6 x 6 1/4) (b & w, photograph)
15 female players standing on the steps of a brick building. Behind them is a man wearing a suit and tie.
11 Men's Ball Team, 1927 (8 x 10) (b & w, photograph) View sample item.
10 male players and a man wearing a suit. One player is holding a ball with Topeka 1927 written in white on the ball. This picture was identified in the Daily Leader as:(front row) "John Reid, (second row from left) Troy Boyd, ??, Coach Smith, Edward Rutland, Carl Lawrence, (back row) Elmo Reid, Claude Rutland, Excell Boyd, Roy Lambert, and Carl Lambert." (Lawrence County, Ms.)
12 Men's Ball Team, 1949 - 1950 (4 1/2 x 6 1/2) (b & w, photograph)
Same photograph as #13 except for size. This photograph is identified on the back of #13 as: "Bude High School, c1949-50, Delma Ray Meyers, Larry Ballum, Billy Jean Wallace, George Wallace, and Billy Costley". The players are standing in front of a set of steps leading to 6 doors. (Franklin County, Ms.)
13 Men's Ball Team, 1949 - 1950 (8 x 10) (b & w, photograph)
Same photograph as #12 except for size. This photograph is identified on the back of #13 as: "Bude High School, c1949-50, Delma Ray Meyers, Larry Ballum, Billy Jean Wallace, George Wallace, and Billy Costley". The players are standing in front of a set of steps leading to 6 doors. (Franklin County, Ms.)
14 Women's Ball Team, 1949 - 1950 (8 x 10) (b & w, photograph)
10 female players and a woman wearing a skirt and jacket are standing outside the same steps and doors as photographs #12 and #13. Written on the back is: "Bude High School, 1949 -50. L to R, front row, Geraldine Stroud, Ruby Lea Arnold Emfinger, Heney Meyers Arnold, Mary Lea Stokes Arnold. L to R, second row, Levida Smith?, Joyce Mullins, Virginia Fay Priest, Dorothy Jones, Mavis Ballum, Ruth Seals Vollum, Bessie Bankston Arnold." (Bude, Franklin County, Ms.)
15 Men's Ball Team, undated (8 x 10) (b & w, photograph)
5 male players in front of a brick building with double doors. Players were identified as: Left to right - front: Inlow Jackson, Herman Case, and ? Nix. Back: B.B. Britt, Alvin Allen. There is a small roof over the entry area and the tops of the windows in the picture have brick arches. "New Sight School" is handwritten on the back of the picture. This building no longer exists. Envelope cover had these words "New Sight School, John Paul Smith, mount picture".
16 Men's Ball Team, undated (8 x 10) (b & w, photograph)
The same 5 male players, and same location (New Sight School), as photograph #15. In this picture all 5 are standing.
17 Women's Ball Team, 1947 (8 x 10) (b & w, photograph)
6 female players standing in front of shrubbery outside a wood frame building. The center players are holding a basketball with "47" in white on the ball. On the back is handwritten, "Arlington".
18 Women's Ball Team, 1947 (8 x 10) (b & w, photograph)
Same 6 female players and location as previous picture. In this picture 3 are standing and 3 are kneeling.(Arlington)
19 Men's Ball Team, 1947 (8 x 10) (b & w, photograph)
5 male players ( 3 standing, 2 kneeling) in front of same shrubbery and wood frame building as the women's groups in photographs #17 and #18. The player on the right front is holding a ball lettered "47" in white. On back is handwritten "Arlington".
20 Men's Ball Team, 1947 (8 x 10) (b & w, photograph)
Same 5 male players and location. In this picture all 5 are standing. (Arlington)
21 Women's Ball Team, undated (8 x 10) (b & w, photograph)
6 female players and a man in a sports coat and slacks in a line outside a brick building. The women have F.O.S. (Fair Oak Springs) on their uniforms. They have been identified from left to right as: Joyce Givens Moore, ??, Annale Nations Wallace, Catherine Dyess Day, ??, ??, and the coach is also unidentified.
22 Women's Ball Team, undated (8 x 10) (b & w, photograph)
14 female players and man from photograph # 21. Identified on the front row are #1 & #8 as Nations' twins, #2 Joyce Givens Moore, and #7 as Claudine Thornhill Pennington. (Fair Oak Springs)
23 Women's Ball Team, undated (8 x 10) (b & w, photograph)
6 female players standing and man kneeling outside brick building. Uniforms are a different color and style from photographs #21 and #22, but also have F.O.S. (Fair Oak Springs) on front. The first two players on the front row were identified as Elizabeth Jean Thornton and Carol Jean Williams. The man's tie has a diagonal stripe. (Lincoln County, Ms.)
24 Women's Ball Team, undated (8 x 10) (b & w, photograph)
6 female players standing with man standing outside brick building. Uniforms have F.O.S. on front. (Fair Oak Springs) The man's tie has a horizontal design.
25 Women's Ball Team, undated (8 x 10) (b & w, photograph)
6 female players standing with man standing outside brick building. Uniforms have F.O.S. on front. (Fair Oak Springs) The man's tie has a horizontal design. The players are not the same ones in photograph #24.
26 Women's Ball Team, ca 1945 - 1950 (8 x 10) (b & w, photograph) View sample item.
12 female players - 5 kneeling, 7 standing, with man standing. The players are the same ones in the 2 previous groups of six. Same man, tie, and brick building. (Fair Oak Springs) Identified players are: front row on end - Joyce Givens Moore; back row on end - Annale Nations Wallace and #3 Catherine Dyess Day.
27 Men's Ball Team, undated (8 x 10) (b & w, photograph)
10 male players - 5 kneeling, 5 standing, with man standing. Player 5 is identified as Harold Case and player 1 is identified as Nollie Lewis on back. The man and location are the same as in the previous women's team pictures. (Fair Oak Springs)
28 Men's Ball Team, undated (8 x 10) (b & w, photograph)
Same 10 male players, location, and man as the previous picture. Some players have changed locations. No other differences are seen. (Fair Oak Springs)
29 Women's Ball Team, 1948 (8 x 10) (b & w, photograph)
Woman in plaid skirt, 6 female players, and man identified as John Henry Reeves standing in front of brick building with steps and double doors. Ball has 1948 date. 2nd player on front (l-r) is Peggy Smith. Left end on back is ? Gunnell. (Bogue Chitto)
30 Women's Ball Team, 1948 (8 x 10) (b & w, photograph)
Identified as: Front (l-r): Corene Wallace Brown, Dorothy Dean Leggett Spenser, June Brown, Nellie Rae Baker Clark, Mary Frances Sasser Phillips, Dorothy Smith Price, Peggy Hart. 2nd row: Christine Smith, Hughlene Redd Jackson, John Henry Reeves, Mamie Lou Hart, Bobby Jean Case Wallace. Back: Peggy Keene, Louise Smith Walker. (Bogue Chitto)
31 Men's Ball Team, 1948 (8 x 10) (b & w, photograph)
John Henry Reeves and 5 male players holding a "1948" ball. Standing in front of brick building with steps and double doors. Left to Right - Reeves, Lewis Wallace, Alfred McKee, Bobby Brown, Clark Reeves, and Billy Joe Price. (Bogue Chitto)
32 Men's & Women's Ball Team, 1948 (8 x 10) (b & w, photograph)
Same 6 female and 5 male players in front of same steps and doors as previous 3 pictures. Ball has 1948. (Bogue Chitto)
33 Men's Ball Team (8 x 10) (b & w, photograph)
6 male players in earlier style uniform. Shirts have vertical stripes and letters "B.C." Left to right - unidentified, T. Henry Maxell, Howell Sasser, T. J. Leggett, John William Hedglin, ? Dunaway. (Bogue Chitto)
34 Men's Ball Team, Approximately 1924 (8 x 10) (b & w, photograph)
12 males players in two different uniforms. Players standing are same players as #33 and players kneeing have uniforms with no insignia. Ball is undated. The kneeling players were identified as the "second string team" and the standing players the "starters". (Bogue Chitto)
35 Women's Ball Team, 1946 (8 x 10) (b & w, photograph)
John Henry Reeves is the coach. He coached both Bogue Chitto and Ruth teams at different times. This appears to be the old building at Ruth, Lincoln County, Ms. 13 female players stand in front of brick building with double doors. Ball has 1946.
36 Men's Ball Team, undated (7 x 5) (b & w, photograph)
5 male players - Ed Allen, Devoy Burns, Robert Earl Boyd, Austin Douglas, Marvin Cobb. (Enterprise)
37 Men's Ball Team, undated (8 x 10) (b & w, photograph)
5 male players - Ed Allen, Devoy Burns, Robert Earl Boyd, Austin Douglas, Marvin Cobb. Identical to previous picture except size. (Enterprise)
38 Men's Ball Team, 1952 - 1953 (8 x 10) (b & w, photograph)
9 male players and 2 additional men. Ball has "52-53" in a gym under a basketball goal. Standing - Coach Morgan, Floyd Cullens, Joe Floyd Strahan, Van Minton, Fred Marshall Holmes, Albert Parkinston. Kneeling - Gerald Smith, W. C. Norton, ??, Billy Ray Stewart, Ralph King. (Enterprise)
39 Men's Ball Team, undated (8 x 10) (b & w, photograph)
7 male players identified as: Doug Strahan, Marvin Cobb, Robert Earl Byrd, Gene Holmes, DeVoy Burns, and Austin Douglas. "Enterprise School" handwritten on back of picture. (Enterprise)
40 Men's Ball Team, undated (8 x 10) (b & w, photograph)
11 male players and 1 man in sports coat. Several players appear in photograph #39. The man has been identified as the coach, Albert Parkinson. (Enterprise)
41 Women's Ball Team, 194? (8 x 10) (b & w, photograph)
6 female players in front of steps with metal banister. Ball has "194?"
42 Women's Ball Team, undated (8 x 10) (b & w, photograph)
12 female players, some appear in previous picture. Building appears to be same as previous picture. Front row - Left to Right - Margie Watts, ??, ??, ??, ??, ?? - Second row - Marguarite Allred, ??, ??, Mary Belle Allred, ??, ??
43 Women's Ball Team, 195? (8 x 10) (b & w, photograph)
11 female players and their coach in front of brick building with white trimmed double doors. Uniforms for 2 players are not identical to the other 9. Identified as: front row - left to right: Polly Thornhill Hagen, Helen Mitchell Hedglin, Belva Allen Sandifer, Florene Dunaway Smith, Vonice Mitchell. Back row: Coach Wesley Herring, Johnnie Marie Boyte, Aline Kyzar, Aline Thompson, Dorothy McGraw, Mattie Pearl Boyte Jordan, and ??. (East Lincoln)
44 Men's Ball Team, undated (8 x 10) (b & w, photograph)
4 male players in uniforms and 7 young men not in uniforms. Player #28 is Charles McGraw. The doors on the school and the setting appear the same as the previous photograph (#43). (East Lincoln)
45 Men's Ball Team, undated (8 x 10) (b & w, photograph)
4 male players in two styles of uniforms with 5 young men not in ball uniforms behind them on a gym floor.
46 Men's Ball Team, 1968 - 1969 (8 x 10) (b & w, photograph) View sample item.
12 male players, and man holding ball with "HHS 68-69". Gym floor has an "H" in circle. Players are identified as: Standing - Left to Right - Mike Rainer, Mike Rose, Doug McElveen, Don Myers, Bob Bozeman, Boy Myers, Larry Cline, Fred Perrett, unknown. Front - Randall Huffman, unknown, unknown, Coach Artie Newt - (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Ms.)
47 Men's Ball Team, undated (8 x 10) (b & w, photograph)
5 male players, a man, and 4 young men not in uniforms. Names written on picture: Front - Left to Right: Calvin "Slick" White, Paul ? McCuffy, Sonny Rushing, L. G. White, James Thames, Back Row: Mr. Carlos Dawson, James Ray Lambert, Eugene Jordan, Miles Summers, Douglas Townsend. (Enterprise)
48 Men's Ball Team, 1947 - 1948 (8 x 10) (b & w, photograph)
11 male players in uniform and man in suit and tie outside rough brick building. Ball has "1947-48". Sitting Left - Right: ??, James Tarver, C. L. Day, ?? Kneeling: ? Ratliff, Wes Smith, Sam Laird, Standing: ? Ratliff, Rev. James Watts, ??, ??, ?? (West Lincoln)
49 Women's Ball Team, 1949 (8 x 10) (b & w, photograph)
6 female players and a man identified as "Coach Barney Grice" outside a rough brick building. Ball has "1949". (West Lincoln)
50 Men's Ball Team, 1949 - 1950 (8 x 10) (b & w, photograph)
10 male players in uniforms and 1 young man not in uniform. Ball has "McCall 49 - 50". (McCall Creek, Franklin County, Ms.)
Box No.
2 51 Men's Ball Team, undated (8 x 10) (b & w, photograph)
6 male players in uniforms. Player with "1" on jersey - Almand Brister. On back is handwritten "East Lincoln".
52 Men's Ball Team, 1953 (8 x 10) (b & w, photograph)
12 male players in uniforms, 1 player in jacket, and coach. Kneeling - left to right: Louis Durr, Parley Reed, Benny Kimble, Freddie Smith, Cotton Smith, and Kenneth Warren. Standing - left to right: Coach Horace Holmes, ?? Shelby Smith, Fred Calcote, James Harris, Claude Bennett Smith, John Smith, and his brother, Carey Smith (in jacket). (Loyd Star)
53 Men's Ball Team, 1953 (8 x 10) (b & w, photograph)
6 male players in uniforms and coach, Horace Holmes. Left to right: Holmes, Luis Durr, Parley Reed, Benny Kimble, Freddie Smith, Cotton Smith, and Kenneth Warren. (Loyd Star)
54 Men's Ball Team, 1950 (8 x 10) (b & w, photograph)
Man and 5 male players not in uniform. Center boy is holding ball with "50". Identified in The Daily Leader as: Coach Paul Jones, Benton Case, Kenneth Warren, Louis Durr, Parley Reed, and Melvin Allen. The students were in the 7th and 8th grades. (Loyd Star)
55 Men's Ball Team, 1950 (8 x 10) (b & w, photograph)
Coach and 5 male players. 2nd player from left is Delton Smith. Center player holding a ball with "50". (Loyd Star)
56 Men's Ball Team, 1950 (3 x 3 1/2) (b & w, photograph)
2 male players holding a "50" ball. Player on right identified as son of George and Ida Smith. The other player is Delton Smith. (Loyd Star)
57 Men's Ball Team, 1948 - 1949 (4 1/4 x 6 3/4) (b & w, photograph)
3 male players holding trophies. Ball with "48 - 49" at the feet of the center player. (Loyd Star)
58 Men's and Women's Ball Teams, 1950 (8 x 10 ) (b & w, photograph)
2 rows of male and female players. Player kneeling in middle holds a "50" ball. Kneeling: ??, Cotton Smith, Betty Britt, Benny Kimble, ??, Smith, ??, ??, ??, ??, Standing:Coach ?, ??, Elmer "Hawk" Smith, ??, ??, Ann Lofton, Aubrey Allen, ??, Delton Smith, ??, Prentiss Smith, Dorothy Smith, and Coach Pauline Britt. (Loyd Star)
59 Women's Ball Team, 1948 - 1949 (8 x 10 ) (b & w, photograph)
Coach Pauline Britt and 6 female players. Ball with "48 - 49" by center player's feet. (Loyd Star)
60 Women's Ball Team, 1948 - 1949 (8 x 10 ) (b & w, photograph)
Coach Pauline Britt and 12 female players. Center player kneeling holding ball with "48 - 49". (Loyd Star)
61 Women's Ball Team, undated (8 x 10 ) (b & w, photograph)
Coach Pauline Britt and 6 female players. Left to right: Britt, V. Smith, ??, Ann Lofton, ??, ??, Betty Rutledge Smith. No date on ball. See #63 also. (Loyd Star)
62 Women's Ball Team, 1947 - 1948 (8 x 10 ) (b & w, photograph)
Coach Pauline Britt and 11 female players. Back row - Britt, ??, Ernestine Britt - other players not identified. Ball has "47 - 48". (Loyd Star)
63 Women's Ball Team, undated (8 x 10 ) (b & w, photograph)
Coach Pauline Britt, 11 female players in uniform, and 1 female in jacket. Some of players in #61. (Loyd Star)
64 Women's Ball Team, 1950 (8 x 10 ) (b & w, photograph)
Coach Pauline Britt and 12 female players. Center player holding ball with "50". (Loyd Star)
65 Women's Ball Team, undated (8 x 10 ) (b & w, photograph)
Woman and 17 female players. Also, 1 female in jacket and skirt. (Identified as Loyd Star or West Lincoln)
66 Women's Ball Team, undated (8 x 10 ) (b & w, photograph)
Coach Benny Kimble, woman and 14 female players. Player #20 - ? Calcote, #30 - ? Newell, and #3 - Janice Bolian (Loyd Star)
67 Women's Ball Team, undated (8 x 10 ) (b & w, photograph)
Coach Jack Case, 15 female players and 2 females not in uniform. Identified on the back of the photograph: "Jack Case, Coach L.S., now Coach W. Lincoln. ??, Barbara Criswell, Janice Case, Sheryl Smith, Louise Smith Norton, Brenda Case (James Case dtr), Nita Smith and Rita Smith (dtrs of Pat Arva Smith), Gaye Newell, ?? Smith, Janice Ratcliff, Carolyn "Tuttie" Newell, ?? Walden, Margaret Smith Britt, Cathy Smith". (Loyd Star)
68 Men's Ball Team, undated (8 x 10 ) (b & w, photograph)
Coach Jack Case and 13 male players. Player 40 - Daryl Hammill, 15 - Bob Case, and 5 - Muchie Britt (Loyd Star)
69 Men's Ball Team, undated (7 3/4 x 4 1/2) (b & w, photograph)
Coach Jack Case, boy in plaid shirt, and 10 boys in white shirts and shorts. Boy in center on front row identified as Barry Brister. (Loyd Star)
70 Women's Ball Team, undated (8 x 10 ) (b & w, photograph)
Woman in dress and 9 female players.
71 Men's Ball Team, 1950 (8 x 10 ) (b & w, photograph)
15 male players with center front player holding a "50" ball.
72 Women's Ball Team, 1946 (8 x 10 ) (b & w, photograph)
Woman in suit and 6 female players. Identified as 1946 New Sight Team with Sarah Ann Britt on right end.
73 Men's Ball Team, 1950 (8 x 10 ) (b & w, photograph)
Man and 6 male players. Center players hold a "50" ball.
74 Women's Ball Team, 1950 (8 x 10 ) (b & w, photograph)
10 female players. Center player on back row holds a "50" ball.
75 Women's Ball Team, 1946 (8 x 10 ) (b & w, photograph)
2 women in dresses, 11 female players in uniform. Ball has "46". Unusual white fence behind players.
76 Women's Ball Team, undated (8 x 10 ) (b & w, photograph)
5 female players sitting on bench inside building.
77 Women's Ball Team, 1950 (8 x 10 ) (b & w, photograph)
12 female players with center back player holding a "50" ball
78 Women's Ball Team, 1950 (8 x 10 ) (b & w, photograph)
12 female players with center back player holding a "50" ball. Same picture as #77, except enlarged to show faces and does not include legs.
79 Men's Ball Team, 1952 - 1953 (8 x 10 ) (b & w, photograph)
Man, boy in shirt and 13 male players in uniform. Ball in center front has "1952-53". Identified as a team from Franklin County, Ms., but not specific school. Player #7 identified as Tom Smith.
80 Women's Ball Team, 1947 (8 x 10 ) (b & w, photograph)
Man and 6 female players. Ball in center has "1947". Uniforms have an "E". Handwritten on back of photograph: "Polly Hart, Kathryn Wilson, Betty Ann Branmun, Dewey Shaw, Buddie Smith, Joyce Nell McGraw, Cora May Bunch"
81 Women's Ball Team, undated (8 x 10 ) (b & w, photograph)
11 female players - Handwritten on back, "1 - Helen Sartin Wilson, 3- Pat Butler Hughley, Monticello" (Monticello, Lawrence County, Ms.)
82 Women's Ball Team, 1949 (8 x 10 ) (b & w, photograph) View sample item.
5 female players - Ball has "County Champs" and appears to be "49". Identified as: Janie Douglas, Margery Burns, Pat Douglas, Evonne Smith, and Joyce Mae Smith. (Enterprise), see photograph #86.
83 Women's Ball Team, 1950 (8 x 10 ) (b & w, photograph)
6 female players with ball in front with "50".
84 Women's Ball Team, undated (8 x 10 ) (b & w, photograph)
13 female players identified as: Back row - Left to Right - Johnnie Lee Green, Barbara Thames, ? Carlisle, Betty Beeson, Dot Norton, ? Dunaway, Katherine Kyzar. Front row - Left to Right - Janie Douglas, Winifred Allen, Betty Ann Lester, Pat Douglas, Joyce McGraw, Patsy Mitchell. (Enterprise)
85 Women's Ball Team, undated (8 x 10 ) (b & w, photograph)
6 female players
86 Women's Ball Team, 1949 (8 x 10 ) (b & w, photograph)
11 female players in uniform, 1 female in dark jacket, 1 female in jacket with light sleeve, 1 female in blouse with tie and Coach Parkinson. Identified Back row - Left to Right - Bobby Rogers, Polly Hart, Libby Douglas, Yvonne Mitchell, Aline Porter, Evon Smith, Joyce McGraw, Albert Parkinson. Front row - Left to Right - Inez King, Joyce Ann Smith, Margery Burns, Eva Nell Summers, Janie Douglas, Jeanette Breazeale, Pat Douglas. Ball has "County Champs 49". (Enterprise)
87 Women's Ball Team, 1949 (8 x 10 ) (b & w, photograph)
6 female players identified as : Eva Nell Summers, Joyce McGraw, Yvonne Mitchell, Aline Avants Porter, Libby Douglas Holmes and Janet Braezeale. Players are in photograph #86 also. Ball has "County Champs 49". (Enterprise)
88 Men's Ball Team, undated (8 x 10 ) (b & w, photograph)
5 male players. Identified as: Jerry Rose, Austin Douglas, Calvin White, Lamar Coon, and Alvin Allen. (Enterprise)
89 Men's Ball Team, undated (8 x 10 ) (b & w, photograph)
12 male players - Back row: Coach O. T. Bishop, Jerry Rose, Alvin Allen, Calvin White, Austin Douglas, Lamar Coon, John Herrington, James Eitel. Front row: Billy Ray Stewart, Ralph King, Frank Greer, Bernard Brister, Gerald Smith, Travis Brister. (Enterprise)
90 Men's Ball Team, undated (8 x 10 ) (b & w, photograph)
Same 12 male players, different pose - Back row: Coach O. T. Bishop, Jerry Rose, Alvin Allen, Calvin White, Austin Douglas, Lamar Coon, John Herrington, James Eitel. Front row: Billy Ray Stewart, Ralph King, Frank Greer, Bernard Brister, Gerald Smith, Travis Brister. (Enterprise)
91 Women's Ball Team, 1952 - 1953 (8 x 10) (b & w, photograph)
11 female players in uniform, 2 other females, and 1 man. Ball has "52-53". Identified as: Front - left to right: Standing - Team coach, unnamed - Kneeling Maggie Jo Holmes, Betty Beeson, Betty Ann Rester, Patty Jean Douglas Wooley, Dot Nordan Strahan, Geraldine Lewis Case, and Beatrice Jordan Allen. Back - Left to Right: Peggy Jo Nations Smith, Hilda Boyd Lewis, Rebecca Eitel Williamson, Evelyn Faye Costilaw, Elaine Douglas, Nita Douglas, ? Herrington (Enterprise)
92 Women's Ball Team, 1952 - 1953 (8 x 10 ) (b & w, photograph)
Same 11 female players in uniform as previous (#91) picture. Pose only slightly different. (Enterprise)
93 Women's Ball Team, 1948 - 1949 (8 x 10 ) (b & w, photograph)
6 female players in uniform, 6 other females, and 1 woman. Ball has "I.H.S. 1948-49". Handwritten on back is "Independence High consolidated with Meadville" and "Lavada Smith". (Independence, Franklin County, Ms.)
94 Men's Ball Team, 1948 - 1949 (8 x 10 ) (b & w, photograph)
9 male players in uniform, 1 other male, and 1 man. Ball has "I.H.S. 1948-49". Handwritten on back is "Independence High School" and a list of names. Identified are: Front row - Left to Right - Ernest Jones, Alton "Flop" Alred, Homer Arnold, Troy McManus, Maurell Murry. Second row - Left to Right - J. L. Matthews, ? Davis, Dan McCall, Edward Jones, Leslie Hill Ratcliff, Mr. Dawson. (Independence, Franklin County, Ms.)
95 Men's Ball Team, undated (8 x 10 ) (b & w, photograph)
10 males in older style uniforms and 1 man in suit.
96 Women's Ball Team, undated (8 x 10 ) (b & w, photograph)
10 females in uniforms, 1 woman, and 1 man. Uniforms have "Topeka" (Topeka, Lawrence County, Ms.)
97 Men's Ball Team, undated (8 x 10 ) (b & w, photograph)
6 males in uniforms, and 1 man. Uniforms have "Topeka" (Topeka, Lawrence County, Ms.)
98 Men's Ball Team, undated (8 x 10 ) (b & w, photograph)
13 males in uniforms and 2 men. Uniforms have "Topeka" (Topeka, Lawrence County, Ms.)
99 Women's Ball Team, 1969 (8 x 10 ) (b & w, photograph)
14 female players and 1 man in suit. Player on front row holding a ball with "1969". (Wesson or Co-Lin, Copiah County, Ms.)
100 Women's Ball Team, undated (8 x 10 ) (b & w, photograph)
21 female players and 1 man in suit. These are the same players as the previous picture (#99) plus 7 additional players. Player on front row holding a ball with "1969". (Wesson or Co-Lin, Copiah County, Ms.)
Box No.
3 101 Women's Ball Team, undated (8 x 10 ) (b & w, photograph)
12 female players and 1 man standing in center. From left - 4th player - ? Case, 5th player - Beulah Adams, 11th player - Emily Day, 12th player - Thelma Porter. Sheet stapled to picture also numbered 101. This sheet is a piece of Art Studio stationary with the following data: " Price 1.50, sign here, Irene Buckley, Marilyn Case, Beulah Adams, Carl Wallace, Louise Br?, Bobby June Smith, Thelma Porter".
102 Women's Ball Team, undated (8 x 10 ) (b & w, photograph)
12 females in various styles of shirts. The man is identified as Coach M. K. Turk. (Co-Lin, Wesson, Copiah County, Ms.)
103 Women's Ball Team, undated (8 x 10 ) (b & w, photograph)
9 females in uniform and Coach N. B. White. Front - Left to Right: Stella Dickerson, Tresedyne Walker, Anna Story, Bonnie Stegall, and Dorothy Smith. Back: Coach White, Bobby Nell Keyes Jerome, Shirley Keyes King, Betty Blair Lusk, ? Hutson. Envelope had "Wesson Grammar". (Wesson, Copiah County, Ms.)
104 Women's Ball Team, undated (8 x 10 ) (b & w, photograph)
11 females in uniform and 2 in skirts. Uniforms have "Co-Lin A.H.S.". Identified left to right as: unknown, ? Hutson, Shirley Keyes, unknown, unknown, Betty Lusk, unknown, Margaret Ewing, Olene McCray, ? Stewart. (Co-Lin Agricultural High School, Wesson, Copiah County, Ms.)
105 Women's Ball Team, 1955 (8 x 10 ) (b & w, photograph)
12 females in uniform. These students - in a photograph with their coach, T. S. Myers - were identified in the Daily Leader as: "Dolly Woodall of Arlington, Frances Boleware of Crystal Springs, Evelyn Nichols of Magee, Bobbie June Smith of Loyd Star, Barbara Ann Smith of Franklin County, Pat Bracey of Lincoln County, Millie Hester of Washington, Mary Nell Gibson of Mendenhall, Emily Poole of Kingston, Emily Day of Brookhaven, Mary Alice Tedder of Red Lick, and Yvonne Killingsworth of Red Lick. (Co-Lin, Wesson, Copiah County, Ms.)
106 Men's Ball Team, undated (8 x 10 ) (b & w, photograph)
12 male players in uniform, 1 young man in blue jeans, and 1 man. Uniforms have "Co -Lin". Identified as: Standing - left to right: Coach ?, ? Brent, ? Falvey, unknown, Glen Beasley, unknown, unknown, Randall Smith, unknown. Kneeling: Ikey Jerome, unknown, Pat Hennington with ball, Joe Rice, unknown. (Co-Lin, Wesson, Copiah County, Ms.)
107 Men's Ball Team, undated (8 x 10 ) (b & w, photograph)
14 male players in uniform, 1 male in short sleeve shirt, and 1 man. Uniforms have "Co-Lin". (Co-Lin, Wesson, Copiah County, Ms.)
108 Men's Ball Team, undated (8 x 10 ) (b & w, photograph)
13 male players in uniform and 2 men. Center player has uniform with "Co-Lin" on shirt. Accompanying this picture is a sheet of Art Studio stationary with the following information: "Price 1.50, sign here, June Bryant, Billy Thames, Carl Wallace, Mike Lusk". (Co-Lin, Wesson, Copiah County, Ms.)
109 Women's Ball Team, April 1946 (10 x 8 ) (b & w, photograph)
10 players in sweat pants & shirts. One player in skirt and blouse. Man in suit. Identified on envelope as "McCall's Creek, Girls Basketball Team" and the date "April 1946". (McCall Creek, Franklin County, Ms.)
110 Women's Ball Team, undated (7 x 5) (b & w, photograph)
2 rows of female players in gym wearing dark uniforms. One man, wearing a suit, stands at right. Envelope identified as "Meadville".
111 Men's Ball Team, undated (7 x 5) (b & w, photograph)
2 rows of male players in gym wearing dark uniforms. One man, wearing a plaid shirt and jacket, stands at left. Envelope identified as "Meadville". On a sheet of paper attached to one copy of the photograph is the following list: "sign name here $1.00 each - Wayne Smith, Richard Ducker, Johnny Hollingsworth, Lou/Lon Brock, Johnny Wilson, Beth Schmidt, Nancy Myers".

Football 1873-1975

81 photographs
The players and teams are grouped as found. Adults with the students are identified as a man or a woman only, unless identification has been made. All adults photographed with students are presumed to be individual school officials or team coaches, rather than parents or school district officials. School or team identifications indicated in parenthesis are not verified as accurate. All identified schools are in Lincoln County, Mississippi, unless noted.
Box No.
1 1 First Football Team, University, Mississippi - 1893 (8 3/4 x 7) (b & w, photograph)
Caption handwritten at top of photograph of 17 men gives the identification. Below the photograph is a list of team members. Front - Left to Right: James Wm. Collier, Garland M. Jones, Richard M. Bordeax, Tom Brady, Jr. 2nd row - Ben P. Smith, J. R. Tipton, Lucius T. Russell, Alfred Holt Roudebush (Capt.), Wm. H. Cook, Russell V. Booth. 3rd row - J. K. Cowan, Claude Still, Walter G. Blake, Ewell D. Scales. 4th row - Dr. Alexander L. Bondurant (Mgr.), T. O. Kimbrough, John Taylor Foxworth. (University of Mississippi, Oxford, Ms.)
2 Football Team (7 1/2 x 4 1/2) (b & w, photograph) View sample item.
13 players in early style football uniforms. Handwritten on back of photograph is B.H.S. 1915 and a list of players. Randolph Roberts (RE), Fred Thompson (RT), Wayne Smith (RG), Lee Cupit ( C), Johnny Cupit (LG), Winston Callendar (LT), Lee Brown (LE), Boyd Middleton (Sub), Geo. Cohn (Sub), - Backs: Donald Morse, Johnny Montgomery, Wilfred Tyler, Johnny Domico (Brookhaven)
3 Football Team (8 x 10) (b & w, photograph)
21 players in athletic uniforms and 1 man in jacket with a large "M". Identified in the Daily Leader as Meadville Agricultural School (Franklin County, Ms.), ca 1930's. This school was operated as a boarding high school during that period. Second player on right front is Leslie "Tap" Godbold. On the second row - 3 unidentified players, J. W. Walker, Horace "Bud" Godbold (father of the identifier), unidentified, and Coach Doss Fulton. Third row - J. W. Godbold, Tillman Godbold and the remainder unidentified.
4 Football Team (8 x 10) (b & w, photograph) View sample item.
16 players and 1 man in jacket and tie on an open field. Behind them is a set of bleachers with a roof over the top - front and sides open. Below the picture are the following handwritten names: Decelle, Earl Bailey, Sidney Hoskins, Harley Yawn, J. W. Cato, Eben Bee, George Day, Claude Smith, Roy McKenzie, Jack Seavey, Terry Swalm, Me (probably John H. Williams), Presley Coleman, Herman Smith, Happy Applewhite, :Coach" Blackwelder, "Capt." Bob Brown. (Brookhaven)
5 Football Team (8 x 10) (b & w, photograph)
10 players in uniform. Handwritten on back " about 1932, BHS". (Brookhaven)
6 Football Team (8 x 10) (b & w, photograph)
13 players in pre-1940's uniforms. Handwritten on back: Johnnie Panzica, John David Kees, George Ballard, ? Wilson, Ralph (Stinky) Martin, Bill Furlow, unknown, Earl Kees, ? Smith, ? Smith. (Brookhaven)
7 Football Team (8 x 10) (b & w, photograph)
14 players in uniforms. In white on lower right corner "Sauer 28". Handwritten on back: Back row - R. Davis, Kent Bowen, Harold Hollis, James Evans, Bud Taylor, Beacham Stamps, Homer Kees, Harvey Wood. Front row: Donald Coke, Jake Bowen, Merideth Wood (with football) Bull Day, Alden Evans, Cleve Scovill. BHS !928 (Brookhaven)
8 Football Team (7 1/2 x 5 1/2) (b & w, photograph)
13 players in various styles of football clothing. Several have "B" which appears to be handwritten on their shirts. Names listed below the picture: G. A. Storm, V Currie, B. Greer, T. T. Smim, R. M. Guess, A. B. Schauber, L. Bass, H. L. Mcalip, H. Cupit, G. Sasser, V. W. Maxwell, W. C. King, C. Burns. (Brookhaven)
9 Football Team (8 x 10) (b & w, photograph) View sample item.
"Big 8 Champions, 1939" labeled in white across bottom of photograph. Identified in Daily Leader as: the "Alexander High School football team". Left to right - front row - George Evans - trainer, Earl Dickson, J. C. Blackwell, Wille McDaniel, Lamar Lenoir, John Dow, Mack Smith - trainer. 2nd row - Leroy Wilson, John Collins, Joseph Levi, Leander Wells, Willie McGee, David Crump, James Crump. 3rd row - Robert Wesley, Edward Spencer, Frank Cook, David Smith, Murray Crushon, Roscoe Brown, Jack Evans, Charles Hunter, Robert Green. 4th row - Coach Robert Wolf, H. E. Brown - trainer, James Albert Davis, Robert Johnson, Sterling Culver, Gerald Smith, J. May, E. W. Wesley, Woodrow Coleman, Robert Green, Tommy Hill - trainer, and Head Coach C. N. Buchanan, and J. W. McDaniel, J. B. Smith (Brookhaven)
10 Football Team (8 x 10) (b & w, photograph)
22 players in uniform, 2 young men in shirts/slacks and 2 men in suits. Handwritten on back "Supt. E. W. Fortenberry, Monticello, Miss." (Monticello, Lawrence County, Ms.)
11 Football Team (10 x 8) (b & w, photograph)
A large group of young men, many in uniforms, and 2 older men in suits. On back is handwritten "1935". Identified players are: #24 - Floyd Wand, #27 - Charles Day, who later owned Day Motors in McComb, and 2nd from right on front row - G. W. Walker. (Brookhaven)
12 Football Team (8 x 10) (b & w, photograph) View sample item.
16 players in uniform, 1 young man in slacks and jacket with football between his feet. All are in the previous photograph (#11). Identified in the Daily Leader as the Brookhaven High School Varsity of 1935 who defeated McComb "in the annual Brookhaven-McComb Turkey Day tilt" 12 -7. Left to right - front row -Edwin (Whitey) Alderman, Jack Evans, G. W. Walker, manager, Harold Jordan. 2nd row - James Peavey, Terrell Martin, Earl James, Ishamel Priester, Robert Bowlus, Leo Summers, and Charles Day. 3rd row - Amos Brewer, John Whittington, Gerald (Tuffy) Woods, Floyd (Red) Wand, and Clyde Case. The identification also states: "Hollis Posey, another member of the varsity was not pictured. This team was ably coached by John King, assisted by Coach Orley Price." (Brookhaven)
13 Football Team (8 x 10) (b & w, photograph)
A large group of young men, in various forms of uniforms. Football at feet of center player on front row has "1935". Identified in the Daily Leader as the 1935 Brookhaven High School football team. Left to right: Front row - Vencie Smith, Terrell Martin, Clark Maxwell, Hollis Posey, J. R. Gorenflo, Earl James, Leo Summers. 2nd row - Floyd Wand, Kenneth Magee, Earl Ward, Jere Lovell, David Carroway, Bill Simpson, Carroll Cameron. 3rd row - Robert Bowlus, Gerald Wood, Edwin Alderman, Jack Evans, Baxter Summers, William B. Smith, Harry Case, John Whittington, Robert Magee. 4th row - James Penn, Ishmael Priester, Nick Damico, Albert Hartman, Chris Sinback, George Smith, Roy Chandler, Luther Grice, Paul Waller. back - Ed Dunn and Warren Waller. (Brookhaven)
14 Football Team (8 x 10) (b & w, photograph)
21 players in uniform. The setting appears to be the same as the previous pictures, however, faces and uniform numbers are different. (Brookhaven)
15 Football Team (b & w, photograph)
Identified in the Daily Leader as "Brookhaven High School Lion's Bowl winners the fall of 1944". Left to Right - front center - Sherman Newton, team manager. 1st row - Robert "Roster" Case, Calvin Lee, Jay Potter, George Bethea, Owen Mayfield, Solon Britt Jr., Rip Lovitt, Robert Wall. 2nd row - Terry Swalm, Eugene Roberts, W. W. "Bill" Godbold, Coach Terrell, Mickey Decell, Roland Wall, Bobby Lucas, Robert, Foster. 3rd row - Ralph Markett, Guy Nix Jr., Bubba Herring, Charles Moreton, Clifford Wand, Chubby Lowery, Drew Smith, Frank Tuminello. 4th row - unknown, unknown, Hamlin Smith, unknown, Buddy Smith, unknown, Clayton Netherland. back row - Ralph Smith, Ray Howell, Buddy Britt, T. J. Smith, and Bill Hartman. (Brookhaven)
16 Football Team (10 x 8) (b & w, photograph)
Copiah-Lincoln Community College football team. Team location identified as earlier Copiah-Lincoln field. Five men in white shirts with Co-Lin on their shirt. The majority are in football uniforms. One man has no insignia. (Co-Lin, Wesson, Copiah County, Ms.)
17 Football Team (10 x 8) (b & w, photograph)
Football team in uniform and 2 men in light-colored shirts. Identified as either Wesson High School or Copiah-Lincoln Community College. Players #44 Coney Burgess and #31 possibly Bryon Oberschmidt. (Wesson, Copiah County, Ms.)
18 Football Players (10 x 8) (b & w, photograph)
Photograph of a newspaper clipping of "Jackson's football Eagles, one of the top-ranking service clubs in the country". Left to right - front: Hugh Ballard, Dexter Poss, Bruce Wimberly, Jimmy Johnson, Bill Thompson, Troy Barnes and Jerry Lambert. Back: Wade Alexander, Rick Casares, Henry (Rocket 38) Moseley, and Gene Rossi.
19 Football Team (10 x 8) (b & w, photograph)
Interracial football team and white man in shirt and tie outside a brick building. Players faces appear to be Junior High School age.
20 Football Team (10 x 8) (b & w, photograph)
Players in uniform, 3 students in shirts, and 3 older men. The man on the back row is Bart Calcote and the man on the right end, Jack Case. (Loyd Star)
21 Football Player (4 1/2 x 3 1/2) (b & w, photograph)
Single player in crouching position. Player's number appears to be "22".
22 Football Player (4 1/2 x 3 1/2) (b & w, photograph)
Single player in crouching position. Player's number appears to end with"0".
23 Football Player ( 10 x 8) (b & w, photograph)
Single player in crouching position facing camera. Number 64 on each sleeve.
24 Homecoming Court (10 x 8) (b & w, photograph)
7 players in uniform standing behind 7 seated girls wearing suits and corsages. The center girl also wears a crown. Seated on ground in front is a small girl and boy. (Loyd Star)
25 Homecoming Queen (10 x 8) (b & w, photograph)
Close-up of queen, Myra Sue Case Lofton, in #24 being crowned by previous queen, Judy Smith Lewis. Includes person with crown, queen, small girl with flowers, and side-view of 2 players. Player #88 is identified in the Daily Leader as Leslie Smith, and the player to the right is Terry Vaughn. (Loyd Star, 1966)
26 Homecoming Queen (8 x 10) (b & w, photograph)
Close-up of same queen as two previous photographs. Includes queen, person with crown, and flower girl. (Loyd Star)
27 Football Couple (4 1/2 x 7 1/4) (b & w, photograph)
Player escorting a girl wearing a tweed dress, dark gloves, and corsage.
28 Football Couple (4 3/4 x 6 1/2) (b & w, photograph)
Player escorting a girl wearing a suit (light skirt and dark jacket) and corsage.
29 Football Couple (4 3/4 x 6 1/2) (b & w, photograph)
Player escorting a girl wearing a suit (dark skirt and light jacket) and corsage.
30 Football Couple (4 3/4 x 6 1/2) (b & w, photograph)
Player escorting a girl with tall hair style wearing a suit and carrying a large spray of flowers.
31 Football Couple (4 3/4 x 6 1/2) (b & w, photograph)
Player escorting a girl with tall hairstyle wearing a dark suit, gloves, and corsage.
32 Football Couple (4 3/4 x 6 1/2) (b & w, photograph)
Player escorting a girl wearing a skirt, vest, and white shirt with a large collar and a corsage.
33 Football Player (3 x 4 1/2) (b & w, photograph)
Envelope had "Crystal Springs Football 1945" and included individual pictures and negatives. This is player #?8. (Crystal Springs, Copiah County, Ms.)
34 Football Player (3 x 4 1/2) (b & w, photograph)
Envelope had "Crystal Springs Football 1945" and included individual pictures and negatives. This is player #42. (Crystal Springs, Copiah County, Ms.)
35 Football Player (3 x 4 1/2) (b & w, photograph)
Envelope had "Crystal Springs Football 1945" and included individual pictures and negatives. This is player #39. (Crystal Springs, Copiah County, Ms.)
36 Football Player (3 x 4 1/2) (b & w, photograph)
Envelope had "Crystal Springs Football 1945" and included individual pictures and negatives. This is player #28. (Crystal Springs, Copiah County, Ms.)
37 Football Player (3 x 4 1/2) (b & w, photograph)
Envelope had "Crystal Springs Football 1945" and included individual pictures and negatives. This is player #15. (Crystal Springs, Copiah County, Ms.)
38 Football Player (3 x 4 1/2) (b & w, photograph)
Envelope had "Crystal Springs Football 1945" and included individual pictures and negatives. This is player #25. (Crystal Springs, Copiah County, Ms.)
39 Football Player (3 x 4 1/2) (b & w, photograph)
Envelope had "Crystal Springs Football 1945" and included individual pictures and negatives. This is player is holding a helmet, but does not have on a jersey. (Crystal Springs, Copiah County, Ms.)
40 Football Player (3 x 4 1/2) (b & w, photograph)
Envelope had "Crystal Springs Football 1945" and included individual pictures and negatives. This is player #34. (Crystal Springs, Copiah County, Ms.)
41 Football Player (3 x 4 1/2) (b & w, photograph)
Envelope had "Crystal Springs Football 1945" and included individual pictures and negatives. This is player #16. (Crystal Springs, Copiah County, Ms.)
42 Football Player (3 x 4 1/2) (b & w, photograph)
Envelope had "Crystal Springs Football 1945" and included individual pictures and negatives. This is player #16, but is not the same person as the previous #16. (Crystal Springs, Copiah County, Ms.)
43 Football Player (3 x 4 1/2) (b & w, photograph)
Envelope had "Crystal Springs Football 1945" and included individual pictures and negatives. This is player #31. (Crystal Springs, Copiah County, Ms.)
44 Football Player (3 x 4 1/2) (b & w, photograph)
Envelope had "Crystal Springs Football 1945" and included individual pictures and negatives. This is player #14. (Crystal Springs, Copiah County, Ms.)
45 Football Player (3 x 4 1/2) (b & w, photograph)
Envelope had "Crystal Springs Football 1945" and included individual pictures and negatives. This is player #17. (Crystal Springs, Copiah County, Ms.)
46 Football Player (3 x 4 1/2) (b & w, photograph)
Envelope had "Crystal Springs Football 1945" and included individual pictures and negatives. This is player #24. (Crystal Springs, Copiah County, Ms.)
47 Football Player (3 x 4 1/2) (b & w, photograph)
Envelope had "Crystal Springs Football 1945" and included individual pictures and negatives. This is player #33. (Crystal Springs, Copiah County, Ms.)
48 Football Player (3 x 4 1/2) (b & w, photograph)
Envelope had "Crystal Springs Football 1945" and included individual pictures and negatives. This is player #?1. (Crystal Springs, Copiah County, Ms.)
49 Football Player (3 x 4 1/2) (b & w, photograph)
Envelope had "Crystal Springs Football 1945" and included individual pictures and negatives. This is player #40. (Crystal Springs, Copiah County, Ms.)
50 Football Player (3 x 4 1/2) (b & w, photograph)
Envelope had "Crystal Springs Football 1945" and included individual pictures and negatives. This is player #22. (Crystal Springs, Copiah County, Ms.)
51 Football Player (3 x 4 1/2) (b & w, photograph)
Envelope had "Crystal Springs Football 1945" and included individual pictures and negatives. This is player #30. (Crystal Springs, Copiah County, Ms.)
52 Football Player (3 x 4 1/2) (b & w, photograph)
Envelope had "Crystal Springs Football 1945" and included individual pictures and negatives. This is player #28. (Crystal Springs, Copiah County, Ms.)
53 Football Player (3 x 4 1/2) (b & w, photograph)
Envelope had "Crystal Springs Football 1945" and included individual pictures and negatives. This is player #40. (Crystal Springs, Copiah County, Ms.)
54 Football Player (3 x 4 1/2) (b & w, photograph)
Envelope had "Crystal Springs Football 1945" and included individual pictures and negatives. This is player #17. (Crystal Springs, Copiah County, Ms.)
55 Football Player (3 x 4 1/2) (b & w, photograph)
Envelope had "Crystal Springs Football 1945" and included individual pictures and negatives. This is player #41. (Crystal Springs, Copiah County, Ms.)
56 Football Player (3 x 4 1/2) (b & w, photograph)
Envelope had "Crystal Springs Football 1945" and included individual pictures and negatives. This is player #??. (Crystal Springs, Copiah County, Ms.)
57 Football Player (3 x 4 1/2) (b & w, photograph)
Envelope had "Crystal Springs Football 1945" and included individual pictures and negatives. This is player #??. (Crystal Springs, Copiah County, Ms.)
58 Football Player (3 x 4 1/2) (b & w, photograph)
Envelope had "Crystal Springs Football 1945" and included individual pictures and negatives. This is player #14. (Crystal Springs, Copiah County, Ms.)
59 Football Player (3 x 4 1/2) (b & w, photograph)
Envelope had "Crystal Springs Football 1945". (Crystal Springs, Copiah County, Ms.)
60 Football Team (10 x 8) (b & w, photograph)
Found in same envelope with "Crystal Springs Football 1945", however players faces and uniforms are different. (Crystal Springs, Copiah County, Ms.)
61 Football Game (4 1/2 x 8) (b & w, photograph)
Player preparing to receive ball while opposing player attempts to receive also.
62 Football Game (4 1/2 x 8) (b & w, photograph)
Player with ball being held by opposing player on upper leg.
63 Football Game (4 1/2 x 8) (b & w, photograph)
Runner with ball trying to move away from feet on ground and opposing player.
64 Football Game (4 1/2 x 8) (b & w, photograph)
Player blocking for teammate with ball.
65 Football Game (10 x 8) (b & w, photograph)
Player on ground holding leg of runner with ball.
66 Football Game (10 x 8) (b & w, photograph)
Player from opposing team in position to receive ball as a teammate prepares to tackle the runner.
67 Football game (10 x 8) (b & w, photograph)
Player has tackled opposing player and is over him on the ground.
68 Football Game (4 1/2 x 8) (b & w, photograph)
Player with ball with player from opposing team reaching for ball.
69 Football Game (4 1/2 x 8) (b & w, photograph)
Player running with ball with player from opposing team reaching for his back.
70 Meadville Players (7 x 5) (b & w, photograph)
9 players in dark jerseys - 4 kneeling, 5 standing. Envelope labeled "Meadville".
71 Meadville Players (7 x 5) (b & w, photograph)
3 rows of players seated on bleachers - Players from previous photograph are included. Envelope labeled "Meadville".
72 Meadville Players (7 x 5) (b & w, photograph)
3 rows of football players in light colored uniforms. On left end are 2 boys in in jeans and on the right end are 2 more boys and one man in sport coat and sun glasses. Envelope labeled "Meadville".
73 Meadville (7 x 5) (b & w, photograph)
Dance team or cheerleaders - 6 girls in white blouses and 50's style skirts standing on football team with hands out. Envelope labeled "Meadville".
74 Meadville (7 x 5) (b & w, photograph)
Meadville cheerleaders - uniforms have FHS on front. Envelope labeled "Meadville".
75 Co-Lin Cheerleaders (10 x 8) (b & w, photograph) View sample item.
5 cheerleaders pose on Co-Lin campus - Megahorns have "Co-Lin" and "Co-Lin Wolves". (Copiah Lincoln Community College, Wesson, Ms.)
76 Cheerleaders (8 x 4 1/2) (b & w, photograph)
Integrated group of 9 cheerleaders.
77 Monticello Cheerleaders (10 x 8) (b & w, photograph)
Group of 7 cheerleaders outside school door - uniforms have "M" on front. Identified on back as "Monticello", and the 2nd girl from left is Carolyn Givens Patterson. (Monticello, Lawerence County, Ms.)
78 Monticello Cheerleaders (10 x 8) (b & w, photograph)
4 of the cheerleaders in previous photograph in formation for cheer outside school door. (Monticello, Lawerence County, Ms.)
79 Cheerleaders (10 x 8) (b & w, photograph) View sample item.
6 cheerleaders - 5 with "H" on uniform, 1 wearing a jacket appear outside.
80 Lloyd Star Cheerleaders (7 x 5) (b & w, photograph)
6 cheerleaders with pom-poms - Cindy Bowman is on the back right end
81 Brookhaven Academy Cheerleaders (7 1/2 x 4 1/2) (b & w, photograph)
7 cheerleaders with "BA" stand in front of a "Colonel Reb" banner - "The South - do - it - is - again". Identified (l-r) as: Janie Brady Mooney, Susan Mathis Brady, Cathy Batson McDonnieal, Sandree Stribling McPherson, Amy Moreton Labeth, Ann Baker Sparks, and Jean Latham Gartman.

Other Sports Groups 1890-1989

79 photographs
Only a limited number of photographs related to the following sports were included in the John Williams collection . All areas of recreational activities which could be classified as Sports have been included in this collection with the exceptions of Football, Basketball, Baseball and Softball.
1. Boating
1 Boating, undated (6 x 8 1/2) (b & w, photograph)
View of 3 people in a small boat on a small, narrow body of water.
2 Campsite, undated (8 1/2 x 6) (b & w, photograph)
View of campsite taken from boat. Shows dock area, 4 tents, and picnic area.
3 Man in Canoe, undated (10 x 8) (color, photograph)
Man in canoe with oar in beautiful mountain lake. Man appears to have on a long sleeve sweater and a shirt and tie.
2. Bowling
1 Women's Team, 1964 (8 X 10) (b & w, photograph)
4 women in colored shirts. Embroidered on right side of shirt -"Ethel", "Wanda", "Netta", and "Helen".
2 Women's Team, 1964 (8 X 10) (b & w, photograph)
4 women in white shirts. 2nd woman has "Edith" embroidered on her shirt.
3 Women's Team, 1964 (8 X 10) (b & w, photograph)
4 women in white shirts. First woman has "Willard" embroidered on shirt, 2nd woman has "Vi" embroidered on shirt, and 4th woman identified as Ruth Ellen (Mrs. Floyd) East.
4 Women's Team, 1964 (8 X 10) (b & w, photograph)
3 women in white shirts and one in print shirt. First woman on left identified as Eleanor (Mrs. Max) Ford.
5 Women's Team, 1964 (8 X 10) (b & w, photograph)
4 women - one in dress, one in white shirt with "M" on right side of shirt, 2 women in print tops and slacks.
6 Women's Team, 1964 (8 X 10) (b & w, photograph)
4 women in white shirts. 3 women have a name embroidered on the left side of shirt - Virginia, Lucy, and Ethel.
3. Donkey Ball
1 Donkey Ball Team, undated (10 x 8) (b & w, photograph)
Team identified as 1/2 players from Lincoln County and 1/2 from Franklin County. 8 men on donkeys and 3 men standing. 2nd player from left - Mr. Whittington. 2nd player from right - Warren Holmes.
4. Fishing
1 Heavy Load, after 1940 (4 x 7 1/4) (b & w, photograph)
Man in open-neck shirt holding a string of large fish in his right hand. Another person's hand is helping to hold the fish.
2 Fisherman and Child, undated (4 1/2 x 7 1/2) (b & w, photograph)
Man, wearing overalls and hat, is holding a string of very large fish. On the left side of the picture is a small girl in a short dress. Part of the child is not in the picture.
3 Men with Motor, before 1960 (4 1/2 x 7) (b & w, photograph)
Older man, in undershirt and slacks, is holding a large fish. A younger man, standing beside him, holds a boat motor. A car is shown immediately behind the men.
4 Men in Marina, after 1960 (7 1/2 x 4 1/2) (b & w, photograph)
3 men, identified as Peter Swalm, Bruce Brady, and Aubrey Felder, holding a large string of fish. The identifier stated they were on the Mississippi coast. There are boats docked and a marina area behind them. Brady was a sports writer for Outdoor Ms. and an artist in later life.
5 Men and Fish, after 1945 (4 1/2 x 7 1/4) (b & w, photograph)
2 men with string of fish in front of them and holding a second string above the first. The man on the right appears to be wearing blue jeans.
6 Fisherman and Couple, 1930 - 1960 (4 3/4 x 6 1/4) (b & w, photograph)
3 men in suits and hats and a man in a jacket and hat holding a string of fish. Seated in front of the men on the ground is a man and a woman. The woman is holding an object of the same size and shape as an early "box camera".
7 Men with Fish, before 1960 (7 3/4 x 4 1/2) (b & w, photograph)
7 men are holding a large string of fish. All men are neatly dressed, no fishing gear obvious.
8 Men in a Boat, after 1960 (4 1/2 x 6 3/4) (b & w, photograph)
2 men standing in a small motor boat holding their catch. Background is water.
9 Men in a Boat, after 1960 (6 x 8) (b & w, photograph)
2 men standing in a small motor boat holding their catch. Background is water. Same a previous picture except size.
10 Catching a Fish, after 1950 (6 x 8) (b & w, photograph)
Man with rod and reel standing in water. The man is reaching for a fish caught on his line.
11 Fishermen in Khaki's, after 1940 (8 x 10) (b & w, photograph)
3 men, identified in the Daily Leader as Kent Bowen, Paul Sartin, and Jess Sasser holding strings of fish. Men are wearing khaki style clothing and hats. Note: man in center has also been identified as "Hot" Hall.
12 Fisherman, after 1960 (8 x 10) (b & w, photograph)
Man identified as Charlie Brown holding a large fish in a vertical position. This Charlie Brown worked at Stahl-Urban and had a wife, Genevieve Brown.
13 Fisherman, after 1960 (8 x 10) (b & w, photograph)
Man identified as Charlie Brown holding a large fish in a horizontal position.
14 Fishermen in Overalls, undated (8 x 10) (b & w, photograph)
Older picture, probably a copy, with 2 men holding their day's catch.
15 Fishing Buddies, 1945 - 1955 (10 x 8) (b & w, photograph)
Men with 2 rows of fish in a yard with a house in background. Men are identified as Paul Sartin, Brookhaven Fire Chief and Luke Arrington.
16 Fishing Buddies, 1945 - 1955 (10 x 8) (b & w, photograph)
Same men and location as previous picture, however, this picture is a closer view.
17 Children and Fish, 1945 - 1955 (10 x 8 ) (b & w, photograph)
Same fish as previous 2 photographs. Children Vicki Arrington Land, Luke Arrington (baby), and Clark Arrington. Date based on children's ages.
5. Hiking,
1 Mountain Hiker, after 1960 (10 x 8) (color, photograph)
Young man in "T" shirt and Khaki shorts with hiking gear in a mountain range. Picture has begun to fade.
6. Horses,
1 Tennessee Walking Horse, 1940 - 1955 (10 x 8) (b & w, photograph)
Male rider exercising horse.
2 Rodeo Association, 1948 - 1951 (10 x 8) (b & w, photograph)
Woman on horse in front of a wooden pen. Identified in the Daily Leader as Juanita Fallin, manager of the Brookhaven Rodeo Association. Between 1948 - 1951, this association sponsored the Exchange Club Rodeo located east of Brookhaven on the land where Easthaven Cemetery and St. James M. B. Church are now found. (Brookhaven)
3 Woman Rider, undated (8 x 10) (b & w, photograph)
Woman on rearing horse. Identified as Juanita Fallin. Horse is different from previous picture. (Brookhaven)
4 Harness Horse, 1946 (8 x 10) (b & w, photograph)
Envelope had "Mr. Johnson, Columbia, Miss., 1946". Photograph of man driving a harness horse.
5 Harness Winner, undated (10 x 8) (b & w, photograph)
Young woman handing an award to a man driving a harness horse.
6 Youth Winner, undated (10 x 8) (b & w, photograph)
Young woman standing beside a horse with a youth rider. The rider holds a trophy and a ribbon.
7 Walking Winner, undated (10 x 8) (b & w, photograph)
Well-dressed man on a Tennessee Walking Horse holding a large trophy. Possibly same man as Horses #1.
8 4-H Winner, 1980 - 1989 (10 x 8) (b & w, photograph)
Identified in Daily Leader as Donna Brewer Davis. She is leading her horse and holding a 4-H trophy and ribbon. (Brookhaven)
9 Exercise Time, undated (10 x 8) (b & w, photograph)
Man in hat and short sleeve shirt exercising a Tennessee Walking horse.
10 Harness Winner, undated (10 x 8) (b & w, photograph)
Young woman handing a ribbon to a well-dressed woman driving a harness horse. Man holding horse's head. The young woman has been identified as Jeanine Hoskins. (Brookhaven)
11 Portrait, undated (5 x 7) (b & w, photograph)
Attractive woman in formal riding coat standing beside horse holding the bridle.
12 Man on Horseback, undated (10 x 8) (b & w, photograph)
Man, wearing hat, long sleeve shirt and tie, on horseback, identified as Stuart Day. (Brookhaven)
13 Man on Horseback, undated (10 x 8) (b & w, photograph)
Man, wearing hat, long sleeve shirt and tie, on horseback, identified as Stuart Day. (Brookhaven)
14 Man on Horseback, undated (10 x 8) (b & w, photograph)
Man, wearing hat, long sleeve shirt and tie, on horseback, identified as Stuart Day. (Brookhaven)
15 Man on Horseback, undated (8 x 10) (b & w, photograph)
Man, wearing hat, long sleeve shirt and tie, on horseback, identified as Stuart Day. (Brookhaven)
16 Man on Horseback, undated (10 x 8) (b & w, photograph)
Man, wearing hat, long sleeve shirt and tie, on horseback, identified as Stuart Day. (Brookhaven)
17 Man on Horseback, undated (10 x 8) (b & w, photograph)
Man, wearing hat, long sleeve shirt and tie, on horseback, identified as Stuart Day. (Brookhaven)
18 Woman on Horseback, undated (10 x 8) (b & w, photograph)
Woman in formal riding clothes on Tennessee Walking horse in stretch position.
19 Exercise Man, undated (10 x 8) (b & w, photograph)
Man on Tennessee Walking Horse dressed casually in "T" shirt and slacks. Horse is in "show" condition.
20 Exercise Man, undated (10 x 8) (b & w, photograph)
Same man on Tennessee Walking Horse dressed casually in "T" shirt and slacks, but in a different position as previous photograph. Horse is in "show" condition.
21 Polka-dot Winner, undated (10 x 8) (b & w, photograph)
Attractive young woman holding a trophy on a Tennessee Walking horse with a polka-dot headband on bridle.
22 Another Winner, undated (10 x 8) (b & w, photograph)
Young woman handing a ribbon to a man in suit and tie. His horse has a white face and darker body.
23 Winner in White Jacket, undated (10 x 8) (b & w, photograph)
Young woman handing a ribbon to a horseman in a white or light colored jacket.
24 Harness Horse , undated (10 x 8) (b & w, photograph)
Man driving harness horse with mane blowing. Could be same man as #4, but faces are not clear enough for positive identification.
25 Winner on Dark Horse, undated (10 x 8) (b & w, photograph)
Jeanine Hoskins handing a ribbon to a horseman wearing a dark suit and riding a dark horse with one white foot on front. (Brookhaven)
26 Another Ribbon, undated (10 x 8) (b & w, photograph)
Jeanine Hoskins handing a ribbon to a horseman wearing a medium colored suit and riding a dark horse. (Brookhaven)
27 Woman Rider Wins, undated (10 x 8) (b & w, photograph)
Young woman hands a woman rider a bowl as a trophy. The horsewoman is dressed in a formal riding suit and uses a double bridle. Both are unidentified, but the young woman appears in the next photograph also, which has been identified as Brookhaven. (Brookhaven).
28 Special Award, 1940 - 1950 (10 x 8) (b & w, photograph)
Homer Hedgepeth (identified in the Daily Leader) and the same young woman as the previous photograph are standing beside a woman rider holding a trophy. (Brookhaven)
29 Brookhaven Horse Show Association Officers, ca 1945 (10 x 8) (b & w, photograph)
Identified in the Daily Leader as Officers of the Brookhaven Horse Show Association. Seated - C. T. Travis, Mrs. George H. Gulley Sr., J. Homer Hedgepeth. Back - W. L. "Bill" Taylor, Dalton B. Brady, M. A. "Si" Parkman, and Jasper B. Becker. (Brookhaven)
30 Rodeo Pen, 1948 - 1951 (10 x 8) (b & w, photograph)
Rodeo pen on property where Easthaven Cemetery is currently located.
31 Rodeo Association Members, 1948 - 1951 (10 x 8) (b & w, photograph)
Rodeo Association Members in matching shirts by the pen. Identified as: Front (l-r): C. C. Calhoun, Charles Ratliff, T. W. Hickman, Jr., unidentified, unidentified - Back: unidentified, Gene Holmes, unidentified, Millard Smith, Rivers Ulmer, Billy Haag
32 Rodeo Association Members, 1948 - 1951 (10 x 8) (b & w, photograph)
Eight Rodeo Association Members in matching shirts and the ninth man wears a different style western shirt are by the pen.
7. Hunting, 1890-1946
Hunting pictures vary from older items that appear to be copies to hunters who would have been contemporaries of John H. Williams. Dates are estimates based on clothing style or other clues within the photograph, unless an identification has been made.
1 Slaughter Camp, 1890 (10 x 8) (b & w, photograph)
2 men and 9 dead deer. Identified as a slaughter camp in present day National Forrest in the Mississippi Delta. The timber has been cut in this photograph. On back is the handwritten date "1890".
2 Old Hunters, 1890 (10 x 8) (b & w, photograph)
5 men, a bear, and a deer. Copy of old photograph. Labeled in white on lower right corner: "A raid on the early settlers of Polk County, near Mena, Ark., about 1890".
3 Two Deer, undated (8 x 10) (b & w, photograph)
A young man standing between to deer hung for cleaning. His gun rests on the ground with the barrel in his left hand. Identified as "Calvin Weeks, Cole's Creek by Natchez Trace near Natchez and Rodney, Ms."
4 Hunter with Bird, undated (10 x 8) (b & w, photograph)
Man in coat and outdoor hat holding a dead bird. A black Labrador sits by his side.
5 Woman with Dog, undated (3 x 4 1/4) (color photograph)
Woman with dog in field. On back, handwritten, "Sport & Me after quail hunt."
6 Hunting with Dogs, undated (3 x 3) (b & w, photograph)
Small photograph shows a man with hunting dogs. On back, handwritten, "Tom and his hunting dogs (quail). Sport, the setter, Sara and Jim - Pointers".
7 Hunting Camp, undated (10 x 8) (b & w, photograph)
2 men and 2 dead deer are pictured in front of a building. Both men have on hunting clothing and the man on the right of the photograph has a cigarette in his mouth. (Barlow area, Copiah County, Ms.)
8 Young Hunter, undated (8 x 10) (b & w, photograph)
Young man wearing a cap and hunting jacket holds a gun in his right hand and a dog in his left.
9 Deer Hunter, undated (10 x 8) (b & w, photograph)
Man sleeping in snow against a tree holding a gun. The deer is looking at him.
10 Young Man, undated (4 1/2 x 7) (b & w, photograph)
Young man wearing cuffed blue jeans holds a gun in his right hand and a dog in his left. In the background is a group of 3 buildings.
11 Woman Hunter, undated (4 x 6) (b & w, photograph)
Woman wearing pants with gun over her left shoulder and a pistol in her right hand. A dark dog is seen at her knee.
12 Man with Dog and Gun, 1929 (8 x 10) (b & w, photograph)
Identified in the Daily Leader as William Henry Carlisle, photographed in 1929 at age 41. The identifier further stated that the photograph was "probably made in Copiah County". Carlisle is shown seated with his dog on his right knee and his gun in his left hand. (Copiah County, Ms.)
13 Cleaning Pig, 1946 (8 x 10) (b & w, photograph)
Envelope labeled "Leslie Gyser" and then in pencil - "Guiser ' 46". Man with mustache and hat stands beside a hog which has been hung for cleaning.
8. Swimming, undated
1 3 Swimmers, undated (5 x 7) (b & w, photograph)
3 young men stand on steps in swim trunks. None wear shirts or shoes.
9. Tennis, after 1930
1 Female Tennis Players, after 1930 (4 1/2 x 7) (b & w, photograph)
3 female players holding rackets and standing in front of a building with a porch railing. Their uniforms have the word "Co-Lin" on the front. (Copiah County Community College, Wesson, Ms.)
10. Track and Field, undated
1 Hurdler, undated (5 x 7) (b & w, photograph)
Runner in act of jumping hurdle with other runners behind him.
2 Women's Team, undated (7 x 5) (b & w, photograph)
9 women in uniforms in outside area. Envelope identified as "Meadville".
3 Number 25, undated (7 x 5) (b & w, photograph)
Single runner in uniform with #25 on front. She is shown in the previous photograph on the front left end. Envelope identified as "Meadville".
4 Number 5, undated (7 x 5) (b & w, photograph)
Single runner in uniform with #5 on front. She is shown in photograph #2 on the back right end. Envelope identified as "Meadville".

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