Wesson Photograph Collection PI/2000.0001
The thirty black-and-white photographic prints in the Wesson Photograph Collection were produced for the Wesson Enterprise newspaper and document many of the buildings in Wesson, Mississippi, during the early twentieth century. These include the cotton and wool gins, railroad depot, school, city hall, and churches. Fifteen of the photographs were taken by local photographer W. H. B. Hardy at the request of Editor Walter W. Robertson. Some were later used in an article in the June 5, 1964, edition of the newspaper. Also included are photographs of the inaugural activities of Mississippi Governor Edmond F. Noel on January 21, 1908.
Read MoreThe thirty black-and-white photographic prints in the Wesson Photograph Collection were produced for the Wesson Enterprise newspaper and document many of the buildings in Wesson, Mississippi, during the early twentieth century. These include the cotton and wool gins, railroad depot, school, city hall, and churches. Fifteen of the photographs were taken by local photographer W. H. B. Hardy at the request of Editor Walter W. Robertson. Some were later used in an article in the June 5, 1964, edition of the newspaper. Also included are photographs of the inaugural activities of Mississippi Governor Edmond F. Noel on January 21, 1908.
Provenance
The Wesson Photograph Collection was donated to the Mississippi Department of Archives and History in 1998 by Howell C. Lann.
Technical Details
Original Scans: The original scans of the Wesson Photograph Collection were made in 2009, 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, 16-bit RGB TIFF files at 600 pixels per inch.
Conversion: For Web display, the original scans of the Wesson Photograph Collection were converted to JPEG tile sets.
Rights Management
There are no known restrictions on use of images within the Wesson Photograph 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
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