1930s
Taken in 1934 at the Swifton cotton gin, this photograph shows cotton bales that are ready for shipment. The proud workers and serious businessmen are, from left to right, John Jordan, Herbert Duncan, Troy Montgomery, Loyd Mosley, Harry Wyatt, Jim Haney, and Bill...
1910's
Children play in the unaccustomed snow on the grounds of the new Swifton High School in 1918. The substantial nature of the school building reflects the wealth that the ever-expanding cotton crop was bringing into Jackson County. (Courtesy of J.W. Hulen.)
1920s
Some of Newport’s leading men gather in front of one of their businesses in the 1920’s. From left to right are George L. Robinson, John Stayton, Joe Stayton, J.E. “Cap” Wilmans, Julian Logan, Sam Phillips, and Joe Walker. Landowners all, they...
1910's
This man is loading cotton onto railcars at the Rock Island Depot in Tupelo. Running south from Newport, the Rock Island Line provided a connection between the tiny agricultural settlements in that part of the county and the Iron Mountain Railway in Newport, for...
1900s, Photo Search
This photograph shows cotton bales at the Tuckerman gin. From here, they would have been loaded onto railroad cars and shipped to cotton mills in the North. From the Jean Boyce Collection From Watson, Tim, and Elizabeth Jacoway. Newport and Jackson County. Arcadia...
