Series 1: Photographic Archives PI/2010.0002/Series I
Series 1 consists of photographs documenting Mississippi farms and the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation from the 1850s through 2003 mounted on 1,456 boards with captions. The photographs are grouped into subject categories assigned by MFBF staff and include: beauty pageants, boards of directors, county agents, crops, conventions, farmers, meetings (county, state, local), natural disasters, politicians, staff, social functions, talent shows, women's activities within the organization, and Southern Farm Bureau in its formative years. Reproductions of famous artworks depicting farms and farming were not scanned by MDAH but are available for access in the Winter Building archival reading room. Images of the 1,432 cards that were scanned are available for browsing below.
Read MoreSeries 1 consists of photographs documenting Mississippi farms and the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation from the 1850s through 2003 mounted on 1,456 boards with captions. The photographs are grouped into subject categories assigned by MFBF staff and include: beauty pageants, boards of directors, county agents, crops, conventions, farmers, meetings (county, state, local), natural disasters, politicians, staff, social functions, talent shows, women's activities within the organization, and Southern Farm Bureau in its formative years. Reproductions of famous artworks depicting farms and farming were not scanned by MDAH but are available for access in the Winter Building archival reading room. Images of the 1,432 cards that were scanned are available for browsing below.
-
"AFBF Conventions. Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas, New York, Washington, Las Vegas, Boston." Title card.
Date: 194x
Filename: 105523-photo.tif
-
"Chicago, Ill. 1943. Mississippi Delegation at the 1943 AFBF Convention." Group portrait.
Date: 1943
Filename: 105524-photo.tif
-
"En Route Chicago, Illinois, 1952." Group photograph of delegates on train.
Date: 1951
Filename: 105525-photo.tif
-
"Chicago, Ill. 1955." Four photographs on one board showing AFBF members at convention functions.
Date: 1955
Filename: 105528-photo.tif
-
"Atlanta, Ga. 1962. Cotton Boll Corsages." Group photograph of AFBF convention attendees.
Date: 1962
Filename: 105529-photo.tif
-
-
"Chicago, Ill. 1965. Mississippi Breakfast in the 27th floor Tower Room, Conrad Hilton Hotel." Group photograph of convention attendees.
Date: 1965
Filename: 105533-photo.tif
-
"Las Vegas, Nev. 1966." Four photographs on one board showing convention attendees.
Date: 1966
Filename: 105540-photo.tif
-
"Las Vegas, Nev. 1966." Three photographs on one board showing convention attendees.
Date: 1966
Filename: 105541-photo.tif
-
"Chicago, Illinois. 1967." Four photographs on one board showing convention attendees.
Date: 1967
Filename: 105543-photo.tif
-
"Chicago, Ill. 1967. The South's Future in FB membership is bright. Southern Fieldman Warren Newberry receives congratulations from Chas. Shuman."
Date: 1967
Filename: 105546-photo.tif
-
"Washington, D. C. 1969. To Miss Mississippi Farm Bureau, Candy Busby of Union County, went the honor of singing our national anthem opening a session."
Date: 1969
Filename: 105550-photo.tif
-
-
"American Farm Bureau Federation, Hotel LaSalle, Chicago. May 12-14, 1919." View of convention attendees.
Date: 1919
Filename: 105553-photo.tif
-
-
"Chicago, Ill. 1955. Frank Brumfield, Carlisle Moore and Sam Stewart."
Date: 1955
Filename: 105560-photo.tif
-
-
-
"Las Vegas, Nev. 1966. Hugh Arant, the J. C. Hollands of Itawamba County, E. L. Boteler and Homer Smith.
Date: 1966
Filename: 105564-photo.tif
-
"MFBF membership recognition at organization conference. 1969."
Date: 1969
Filename: 105565-photo.tif
-
"John Howard, AFBF President (1919-1922). Ed A. O'Neal, AFBF President (1931-1947)."
Date: 19xx
Filename: 105566-photo.tif
-
"At AFBF Talent Program. Barbara McMillan, Mrs. David Bennett, J. K. Simpson, Doris Morgan, Mrs. Boswell Stevens and Don Cassell."
Date: 19xx
Filename: 105567-photo.tif
-
