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
The L.W. Moon home was perhaps the most intriguing of the many fine homes that Swifton’s farmers and merchants built for their families. (Courtesy of Ray Hanley.)
1920s
Members of the Moon family were among the leading residents of Swifton. The N.D. Moon and Sons Store offered groceries and dry goods. Almost every small community in the county had its own general merchandise store that sold everything from buttonhooks to bacon and...
1920s
The Bank of Swifton was no Wall Street bank, but it did a brisk business in this prosperous little north Jackson County farming community. (Courtesy of Ray Hanley.)
