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Top: "The Davis Home, Wilkinson County, now owned by Mrs. H. Johnson, was built in 1830 for Lucinda Davis, Jefferson Davis' sister. In the rear of the place are the graves of Davis' mother and two sisters." Center: "Right - known as the 'Haunted House' of Pascagoula, this old home was occupied by the poet Longfellow during his sojourn at Pascagoula." Bottom left: "Below: Old ex-slaves who formerly belonged to Confederates are cared for at Beauvoir, Harrison County." Bottom right: "Above: Church of the Redeemer, 'The Westminster Abbey of the Gulf Coast,' at Biloxi, Harrison County, it contains beautiful stained glass windows and other memorials to the family of Jefferson Davis."
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Top: "The Davis Home, Wilkinson County, now owned by Mrs. H. Johnson, was built in 1830 for Lucinda Davis, Jefferson Davis' sister. In the rear of the place are the graves of Davis' mother and two sisters." Center: "Right - known as the 'Haunted House' of Pascagoula, this old home was occupied by the poet Longfellow during his sojourn at Pascagoula." Bottom left: "Below: Old ex-slaves who formerly belonged to Confederates are cared for at Beauvoir, Harrison County." Bottom right: "Above: Church of the Redeemer, 'The Westminster Abbey of the Gulf Coast,' at Biloxi, Harrison County, it contains beautiful stained glass windows and other memorials to the family of Jefferson Davis."
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- Title: Pictorial History, South Mississippi … WPA Mississippi Historical Research Project, 1936-1937
- Description: Top: "The Davis Home, Wilkinson County, now owned by Mrs. H. Johnson, was built in 1830 for Lucinda Davis, Jefferson Davis' sister. In the rear of the place are the graves of Davis' mother and two sisters." Center: "Right - known as the 'Haunted House' of Pascagoula, this old home was occupied by the poet Longfellow during his sojourn at Pascagoula." Bottom left: "Below: Old ex-slaves who formerly belonged to Confederates are cared for at Beauvoir, Harrison County." Bottom right: "Above: Church of the Redeemer, 'The Westminster Abbey of the Gulf Coast,' at Biloxi, Harrison County, it contains beautiful stained glass windows and other memorials to the family of Jefferson Davis."
- Call Number: Series 0443
- Filename: 73473-sb1-35.tif