Churches - Survey Photograph Collection PI/SF/CH/1986.0033
The collection consists of thirty-nine black-and-white photographs of churches in Mississippi, circa the 1930's. Towns include Jackson, Natchez , Raymond, Canton, Brandon, Grenada, Water Valley, Charleston, Winona, Greenwood, Belzoni, Ruleville, Drew, and Church Hill. Also shown are rural churches in DeSoto and Claiborne Counties.
read more...The collection consists of thirty-nine black-and-white photographs of churches in Mississippi, circa the 1930's. Towns include Jackson, Natchez , Raymond, Canton, Brandon, Grenada, Water Valley, Charleston, Winona, Greenwood, Belzoni, Ruleville, Drew, and Church Hill. Also shown are rural churches in DeSoto and Claiborne Counties.
General & Tech Data Catalog Record
Image Arrangement and Numbering
The photographic curator numbered the prints in the order they were received.
Technical Details
Original Scans: The original scans of the Churches - Survey collection were made in 2013, according to the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Board of Trustees' approved imaging procedures, following ANSI/AIIM recommended practice. The images were scanned as uncompressed, 24-bit RGB TIFFs at 600 pixels per inch.
Conversion: For Web display, the original scans of the Churches - Survey collection were converted to Zoomify JPEG tile sets.
Rights Management
There are no known restrictions on use of images within the Churches - Survey collection. 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
Credit: Courtesy of the Mississippi Department of Archives and HistoryCopy 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.