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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
  • Rifles; Prison guards; Cotton; Uniforms; Prisons; Farms; Portrait photographs
  • A guard in the cotton fields with his rifle at Parchman Farm (also known as Parchman Penitentiary) near Lambert, Mississippi. MSP stands for Mississippi State Penitentiary.
  • William R. Ferris Collection
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  • Farm photos and Parchman Ferris 011
  • Trucks; Hay; Winnowing; Farms; Farming; Farmers; Harvesting; Harvesting machinery
  • A hay truck during the hay harvest at the Ferris Family Farm in Vicksburg, Mississippi, circa the late 1950's. There are no doors on the truck in order to increase air circulation. In the background lie bales of hay and windrowed hay waiting to be...
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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; 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Prisons; Thermometers
  • A photograph of the entrance to Camp B at Parchman Farm (also known as Parchman Penitentiary) near Lambert, Mississippi. The entire Camp B complex has since been destroyed.
  • 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
  • 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
  • Hay; Harvesting; Trucks; Farms; Farming; Laborers; Folklorists; Group portraits; Portrait photographs
  • A photograph taken on the Ferris Family Farm in Vicksburg, Mississippi, circa the late 1950's during the hay harvest. Bill Ferris rides on the front of a truck heading to unload hay while Isaiah Price drives, and William Appleton, Grey Ferris,...
  • William R. Ferris Collection
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  • Farm photos and Parchman Ferris 011
  • Horses; Animals; Baby animals; Farms; Portrait photographs; Group portraits
  • A photograph taken on the Ferris Family Farm in Vicksburg, Mississippi, circa the late 1950's. Grey Ferris stands with his horse, Wartrace Black Julie, and her colt on the lawn near the house.
  • William R. Ferris Collection
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  • Farm photos and Parchman Ferris 011
  • Dwarfs; Portrait photographs
  • A portrait of Robert Appleton at the Ferris Family Farm in Vicksburg, Mississippi, circa the late 1950's.
  • William R. Ferris Collection
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  • Farm photos and Parchman Ferris 011
  • Muleteers; Prisons; Portrait photographs; Laborers
  • A portrait photograph of a mule-driver on Parchman Farm (also known as Parchman Penitentiary) near Lambert, Mississippi.
  • William R. Ferris Collection
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  • Farm photos and Parchman Ferris 011
  • Portrait photographs; Prisons; Mustaches; Hats; Faces
  • A portrait photograph of James "Blood" Shelby at Parchman Farm (also known as Parchman Penitentiary) near Lambert, Mississippi.
  • William R. Ferris Collection
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  • Farm photos and Parchman Ferris 011
  • Older people; Law enforcement; Prison guards; Uniforms; Portrait photographs; Prisons
  • A portrait photograph of Sergeant Webb at Parchman Farm (also known as Parchman Penitentiary) near Lambert, Mississippi.
  • William R. Ferris Collection

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