1910’s – Loading cotton at railroad depot, Tupelo

1910’s – Loading cotton at railroad depot, Tupelo

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...
1900’s – Peabody School in Tupelo

1900’s – Peabody School in Tupelo

These students from the Peabody School in Tupelo, a farming town south of Newport, stand with their teacher, Ruby Harris who taught all grades.  A note on the back of the photograph identifies the students by las manes as, from right to left, (first row) Taylor,...
1900’s – Main Street in Tupelo

1900’s – Main Street in Tupelo

These men and boys are pictured here on Main Street in Tupelo, in southern Jackson County, next to an unloaded wagon that carried watermelons.  Stacked next to the railroad tracks, the melons were obviously intended for shipment to market.  The notation on the back...