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  • Farm photos and Parchman Ferris 011
  • Dwarfs; Portrait photographs; Farm life; Farms; Belts (Clothing); Clocks & watches
  • A photograph from the Ferris Family Farm in Vicksburg, Mississippi, circa the late 1950's. Robert Appleton stands outside his home. His genealogy is included in the early work William Ferris did on the Rose Hill community.
  • William R. Ferris Collection
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  • Farm photos and Parchman Ferris 011
  • Farming; Hay; Farms; Farm life; Laborers; Trucks; Portrait photographs; Group portraits; Folklorists
  • A photograph taken at the Ferris Family Farm in Vicksburg, Mississippi circa the late 1950's during the hay harvest. Front, right to left: Isaiah Price, Bill Ferris, Alan McGowan, and George "Ig" Martin. Back, right to left: Grey Ferris, Ben...
  • William R. Ferris Collection
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  • Farm photos and Parchman Ferris 011
  • Older people; Farmers; Farm life; Farming; Farms; Trucks; Portrait photographs
  • William Ferris Sr. sits in an International Harvester truck during planting at the Ferris Family Farm in Vicksburg, Mississippi. He customarily wore these clothes for working in the fields.
  • William R. Ferris Collection
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  • Farm photos and Parchman Ferris 011
  • Prisoners; Portrait photographs; Clocks & watches; Prison laborers; Trucks;
  • Ben Gooch stands in front of a pickup truck at the Parchman Penitentiary in Parchman, Mississippi.
  • William R. Ferris Collection
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  • Farm photos and Parchman Ferris 011
  • Dwarfs; Group portraits; Portrait photographs;
  • From left to right: Charlie Lee Appleton, Robert Appleton, and Martha Appleton stand near a wagon on the Ferris farm in Warren County, Mississippi.
  • William R. Ferris Collection
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  • Farm photos and Parchman Ferris 011
  • Families; Women; Children; Group portraits; Portrait photographs;
  • "Pee-Wee" Price stands with her mother, Eliza, and children at the Ferris farm in Warren County, Mississippi.
  • William R. Ferris Collection
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  • Farm photos and Parchman Ferris 011
  • Prisons; Buildings; Prisoners; Porches; Group portraits;
  • Inmates stand outside the main building at the Parchman Penitentiary in Parchman, Mississippi. The building contained living quarters and the dining hall for the inmates.
  • William R. Ferris Collection
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  • Farm photos and Parchman Ferris 011
  • Portrait photographs; Group portraits; Prisoners; Prison laborers; Sidewalks; Flowers;
  • James "Blood" Shelby and Ben Gooch stand and talk on a brick sidewalk at the Parchman Penitentiary in Parchman, Mississippi.
  • William R. Ferris Collection
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  • Farm photos and Parchman Ferris 011
  • Prisoners; Prison guards; Portrait photographs; Uniforms; Hats; Eyeglasses; Older people;
  • Sergeant Webb sits in the driver's seat of a pickup truck at the Parchman Penitentiary in Parchman, Mississippi.
  • William R. Ferris Collection
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  • Farm photos and Parchman Ferris 011
  • Deer; Animals;
  • An injured fawn, nicknamed "Bambi," attempts to walk after receiving treatment from the Ferris family on their farm.
  • William R. Ferris Collection
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  • Farm photos and Parchman Ferris 011
  • Prisoners; Laborers; Cotton industry; Cotton; Portrait photographs; Water; Drinking vessels; Hats; Tin cups; Prison laborers; Prisons; Portrait photographs; Farms
  • A photograph from Parchman Farm, also known as Parchman Penitentiary, in Lambert, Mississippi. An inmate takes a drink of water from a homemade cup while working in the cotton fields.
  • William R. Ferris Collection
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  • Farm photos and Parchman Ferris 011
  • Prisoners; Water; Law enforcement; Prison guards; Uniforms; Portrait photographs; Group portraits; Prisons; Farms
  • A photograph from Parchman Farm, also known as Parchman Penitentiary, near Lambert, Mississippi. Sergeant Webb and his assistants sit outside the Superintendent's home, drinking water, withBen Gooch standing nearby.
  • William R. Ferris Collection
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  • Farm photos and Parchman Ferris 011
  • Hats; Writing; Prison uniforms; Prisoners; Laborers; Prison laborers; Portrait photographs
  • A photograph from Parchman Farm, also known as Parchman Penitentiary, near Lambert, Mississippi. An inmate holds his hat, on which he has written "Brickman" and "Memphis 710".
  • William R. Ferris Collection
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  • Farm photos and Parchman Ferris 011
  • Prisons; Portrait photographs; Prisoners
  • A photograph from Parchman Farm, also known as Parchman Penitentiary, near Lambert, Mississippi. James "Blood" Shelby sits in front of a barred window in a Barber's chair. He is also in William Ferris' book "Give My Poor Heart Ease".
  • William R. Ferris Collection
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  • Farm photos and Parchman Ferris 011
  • Prisoners; Laborers; Prison guards; Rifles; Farming; Agricultural machinery & implements; Prison laborers; Cotton; Cotton industry; Portrait photographs; Group portraits; Prisons; Farms
  • A photograph from Parchman Farm, also known as Parchman Penitentiary, near Lambert, Mississippi. Inmates hoe cotton in the fields, watched by a guard with a rifle in the background.
  • William R. Ferris Collection
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  • Farm photos and Parchman Ferris 011
  • Churches; Dresses; Hats; Women; Portrait photographs; Group portraits; Suits (Clothing)
  • Worshipers stand outside the main entrance of Rose Hill Church near Vicksburg, Mississippi. Front: George "Ig" Martin (left) and William Appleton (right).
  • William R. Ferris Collection
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  • Farm photos and Parchman Ferris 011
  • Prisons; Farms; Signs (Notices);
  • A photograph from Parchman Farm, also known as Parchman Penitentiary, near Lambert, Mississippi. This shows the entrance to Camp B.
  • William R. Ferris Collection
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  • Farm photos and Parchman Ferris 011
  • Prisoners; Laborers; Prison laborers; Woodcutting; Woodcutters; Folk singers; Music; Folk music; Folk songs; Singers; Singing; Filmmakers; Cameras; Portrait photographs; Group portraits
  • A photograph taken at Parchman Farm, also known as Parchman Penitentiary, near Lambert, Mississippi. Dale Lindquist films the work chants of the prisoners with a Nagra, a 16mm camera, and a large magazine as they chop wood.
  • William R. Ferris Collection
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  • Farm photos and Parchman Ferris 011
  • Cotton; Cotton industry; Agricultural machinery & implements; Prisoners; Laborers; Prison laborers; Farms; Prisons; Farming; Portrait photographs; Group portraits
  • A photograph taken at Parchman Farm, also known as Parchman Penitentiary, near Lambert, Mississippi. Here, two inmates are chopping cotton in the fields.
  • William R. Ferris Collection
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  • Farm photos and Parchman Ferris 011
  • Prisoners; Laborers; Drinking vessels; Tin cups; Water; Prison laborers; Portrait photographs; Group portraits; Cotton; Cotton industry; Farms; Prisons
  • Two inmates in the cotton fields at Parchman Farm, also known as Parchman Penitentiary, near Lambert, Mississippi. One man is reaching for the homemade tin can cup hanging from the water pail by a special wire fashioned just for that purpose.
  • William R. Ferris Collection

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