1910's, Photo Search
In May 1914, Cap and Ella Wilmans hosted a house party at their plantation in Louisiana. Among the attendees are Newport residents Mr. and Mrs. Wilmans, Charles Wilmans, Ed Wilmans, Mart Lewis (butler), Elzia (cook), Lula and Charlie (maids), Mrs. George Farrat, Mrs....
1910's, Photo Search
Jackson County judge Charles Coe’s levying court for 1912 includes (first row) Fred ?, Judge Coe, R.F. Tyro, B.F. Johnson, unidentified, and A.B. Collier; (second row) John R. Loftin, H.C. Nuckolls, two unidentified men, and John F. Smith,; (third row) W.G....
1900s, Photo Search
The family of Col. Lancelot Minor poses outside their home in the early 1900’s. Pictured are, from left to right, (first row) Alcorn F. Minor, Charles L. Minor II, Willie Overton Minor (later Forsythe), and Mildred Minor (who drowned in her teens); (second row)...
1900s, Photo Search
Mrs. O.D. Watson and Mrs. Charles Wilmans sponsored this Tom Thumb wedding as a benefit for the United Daughters of the Confederacy. The performance was in the Newport Opera House. This photograph was taken in front of the Brandenburg house on the southwest corner...
1900s, Photo Search
Snetzer’s Grocery Store in Newport was one of the finest in town, providing all manner of “fancy groceries” as well as the usual stock. Bert Snetzer’s store on Front Street was a constant in Newport’s economy for 51 years. Bert is on...
