Hargrove (Ralph) Photograph Collection PI/2010.0005

The Ralph Hargrove Photograph Collection consists of one-hundred-thirty-six black-and-white photographs of Jackson, Mississippi, from 1927 until 1984. Most of the images were taken during Hargrove's forty-year career with the Jackson Police Department. Subjects include city government buildings, police department activities, and state and national politicians. The collection features images of the rifle found at the crime scene after the murder of Mississippi civil rights leader Medgar Evers, Jackson's first African American policemen, U.S. Senator John C. Stennis, Mississippi lieutenant governor Charles Sullivan, Alabama governor George Wallace, and a Jackson city vehicle known as "Thompson's Tank."


Collection Description General & Tech Data Catalog Record

Image Arrangement and Numbering

The photographic curator numbered the photographic materials in the Hargrove (Ralph) Photograph Collection in the roughly chronological order in which they were received from Mrs. Hargrove.

Technical Details

Digital Photographs: The original scans of the Hargrove (Ralph) Photograph Collection were made by the Image & Sound Section staff in 2011, according to the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Board of Trustees' approved imaging procedures, following ANSI/AIIM recommended practice. The black-and-white photographs were scanned as uncompressed, 8-bit Grayscale TIFF files at 600 pixels per inch.

Conversion: The Electronic Archives staff used Zoomify to convert the TIFF files to 8-bit Grayscale JPEG files for access in 2011. Flash Player version 6 or later is required to view the Zoomify interface for the JPEG images.

Copyright

Mrs. Ralph Hargrove, Sr., conveyed to MDAH all rights to the photographs in the Hargrove (Ralph) Photograph Collection when she donated the collection in 2010. MDAH asks that each image used in a presentation, display, or publication be accompanied by the following credit statement:

Credit: Courtesy of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History

Publicity and Privacy Rights

MDAH alerts the user to the issue of publicity and privacy rights of subjects represented in these scans. Distinct from copyright, which concerns the owner of the intellectual content, publicity and/or privacy rights apply to individuals who did not sign a contract or release form giving the creator the legal right to use his/her likeness or personal information. Publicity and privacy rights also differ from copyright in that there are not exemptions for Fair Use or educational purposes. These rights are not regulated by federal law but by state statute and common law. When using images from this collection it is the patron's responsibility to determine whether privacy and publicity rights issues may exist and consider the mitigating factors.

Copy Availability

High-resolution TIFFs of the images may be purchased from MDAH. The MDAH Public Order procedure and fee schedule apply. Consult the Photoreproduction and Digital Imaging policy or contact MDAH Reference Staff for order options as well as information on how to obtain and complete the necessary Public Order forms: 601-576-6876 or refdesk@mdah.ms.gov.