“Mr. and Mrs. von Seutter.” E. von Seutter Photograph Collection. Call Number: PI/1985.0032/Folder 12 (MDAH)

The Elisaeus von Seutter Photograph Collection (PI/1985.0032) is now available on Flickr, as well as our own Digital Archives.

The E. von Seutter Photograph Collection consists of thirty-five (35) original stereocards and forty-eight (48) photographic prints collected by the Elisaeus von Seutter family of Jackson, Mississippi. The majority were taken by photographers Elisaeus and son Armine. Two photographs are identified as the work of other studios – Clark of Meridian, Mississippi, and Krziwanek of Vienna & Ischl, Austria.

The stereocards feature images of downtown Jackson in the aftermath of the Civil War. The portrait photographs include samples from the von Seutters’ studio, as well as images of the von Seutter family, home, and garden.

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“Newton County. Bus Tour to MFBF Building.” Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation Collection. Call Number: PI/2010.0002, Series I, item 672 (MDAH)

We continue our exploration of travel related images in the MDAH collection with this image from the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation Collection (PI/2010.0002).

See what other states are doing in a slide show of Archives Month posters from around the nation on Flickr.

For information about events during Archives Month throughout Mississippi, please visit www.msarchivists.org. For information about celebrations nationwide, visit www.statearchivists.org. Archives Month activities in Mississippi are supported by funding provided by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

The Reverend Billy Graham stands with Mayor Allen Thompson. PI/COL/1984.0019.

This collection (PI/COL/1984.0019), present in the catalog and available now on Flickr, was donated by Lars Johnson in 1984 and contains eighty nine photographs depicting Jackson, Mississippi in the 40′s, 50′s and 60′s. Many are credited to photographer Ralph Hargrove, a graduate of the Institute of Applied Sciences in Scientific Crime Detections.

Most photos in this donation are publicity photographs for Mayor Allen Thompson. The breadth of scenes is extensive, containing views of General MacArthur, a young Billy Graham, Governor White, downtown Jackson, the municipal swimming hole, parade salutes and more.

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