Photographs, 1899-1923, n.d.
by Coovert, J. C ; Moore, J. Mack .Vicksburg National Military Park (Miss.) ; Vicksburg National Military Park Commission
Subject(s): Rigby, William T | Lee, Stephen D. (Stephen Dill), 1833-1908 | Vicksburg National Military Park (Miss.) -- Photographs | Vicksburg National Cemetery (Vicksburg, Miss.) -- Photographs | Forts & fortifications -- Mississippi -- Photographs | Battlefields -- Mississippi -- Photographs | War memorials -- Mississippi -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Photographs | Photoprints Online Resources: Link to Electronic Resource | Finding aids Summary: Photographs primarily taken in the Vicksburg National Military Park in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Subjects include dedication ceremonies, dignitaries and visitors, monuments, forts and batteries, bridges, the Shirley house (before and after restoration), and scenic views. There are also images of Civil War veterans and park commissioners, including William T. Rigby and Stephen D. Lee. Many of the photographs were made by the prominent Vicksburg photographers J.C. Coovert, Charles Long and J. Mack Moore.| Item type | Location | Collection | Call Number | Vol Info | Status | Notes | Date Due |
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| Online | Online Electronic Resource | Electronic Records | Series 573 | Open Shelf | Link to Electronic Resource | ||
| Archive Request | Archival Reading Room | State Govt Records | Series 573/Box 458 | 458 | Available | Photographs of Vicksburg National Military Park | |
| Archive Request | Archival Reading Room | State Govt Records | Series 573/Box 459 | 459 | Available | Photographs of monuments and dedication ceremonies | |
| Archive Request | Archival Reading Room | State Govt Records | Series 573/Box 460 | 460 | Available | Photographs of scenic views and dignitaries | |
| Archive Request | Archival Reading Room | State Govt Records | Series 573/Box 461 | 461 | Available | Photographs of monuments |
Photographs primarily taken in the Vicksburg National Military Park in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Subjects include dedication ceremonies, dignitaries and visitors, monuments, forts and batteries, bridges, the Shirley house (before and after restoration), and scenic views. There are also images of Civil War veterans and park commissioners, including William T. Rigby and Stephen D. Lee. Many of the photographs were made by the prominent Vicksburg photographers J.C. Coovert, Charles Long and J. Mack Moore.
Photographs scanned as TIFF files then converted to Zoomify JPEG files, Mississippi Department of Archives and History, 2010.
Mode of access: Internet browser.
Forms part of: Memorial, Monument, and Exposition Commissions Records (formerly RG 12)
Cite as: Series 573: Photographs.