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Top left: "Left: Grave of mother of Jefferson Davis, on the old Davis Place, Wilkinson County." Top right: "Above: Church of the Nativity, Catholic, Biloxi, Harrison County. The stained glass windows are fine examples of artisans works." Bottom left: "Above: Interior of the Catholic Church of the Nativity Biloxi, Harrison County, Al Smith, a candidate for president of the U.S. made a large donation for finishing the church interior." Bottom right: "Right: Mass in the open at Biloxi, an Old World custom. Boats of the shrimp fleet are blessed before putting out to sea."

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  • Title: Pictorial History, South Mississippi … WPA Mississippi Historical Research Project, 1936-1937
  • Description: Top left: "Left: Grave of mother of Jefferson Davis, on the old Davis Place, Wilkinson County." Top right: "Above: Church of the Nativity, Catholic, Biloxi, Harrison County. The stained glass windows are fine examples of artisans works." Bottom left: "Above: Interior of the Catholic Church of the Nativity Biloxi, Harrison County, Al Smith, a candidate for president of the U.S. made a large donation for finishing the church interior." Bottom right: "Right: Mass in the open at Biloxi, an Old World custom. Boats of the shrimp fleet are blessed before putting out to sea."
  • Call Number: Series 0443
  • Filename: 73473-sb1-36.tif