As the years pass, change is inevitable; however, it usually goes unnoticed until we actually take the time to reflect on the past. Mississippi is no exception to this rule and the proof is in these ten “then and now” shots of the state.
- Downtown Natchez
Traveling Man/Flickr 1900’s
www.natcheztracetravel.com Present Day
- Downtown Picayune
Pearl River County Historical Society/Facebook 1959
en.db-city.com 2013
- Neshoba County Fair
Jimmy Smith/Flickr 1975
Jimmy Smith/Flickr 2002
- The Longfellow House, Pascagoula
“Pollock House (Bellevue)” by James Butters - Library of Congress, Prints and Photograph Division HABS: MISS,30-PASCA,5–1Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons 1936
www.phototour.com Present Day
- Huff Hall, Pearl River Community College Campus, Poplarville
www.prcc.edu 1950’s
“HuffHallPearlRiverCC” by DwayneP - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons 2009
- Grand Opera House, Meridian
www.saengeramusements.com Then
Steven Martin/Flickr 2007
- Delta Branch Experiment Station Offices and Labs, Stoneville
Jimmy Smith/Flickr 1931
Delta Research and Extension Center/Facebook 2014 (this building has since been torn down)
- Hawkins Field Terminal, Jackson
“C-121 C-119 C-46 Hawkins Field MS 1962” by United States Air Force - Kimbrough, Julie (1998), Images of America - Jackson Mississippi, Arcadia Publishing, ISBN: 0752412329 USAF Image. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons 1962
Roger Smith/Flickr 2007
- Borroum’s Drug Store, Corinth
borroumsdrugstore.net Then
Jimmy Emerson DVM/Flickr 2007
- The Biloxi Lighthouse
trialsanderrors/Flickr Then
Jared/Flickr 2012
It’s always interesting to revisit yesteryear and see just how much the state has changed over time! If you have any vintage photos of Mississippi that you’d like to share, feel free to do so in the comments sections below.
Traveling Man/Flickr
1900’s
Present Day
Pearl River County Historical Society/Facebook
1959
en.db-city.com
2013
Jimmy Smith/Flickr
1975
2002
“Pollock House (Bellevue)” by James Butters - Library of Congress, Prints and Photograph Division HABS: MISS,30-PASCA,5–1Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons
1936
1950’s
“HuffHallPearlRiverCC” by DwayneP - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
2009
Then
Steven Martin/Flickr
2007
1931
Delta Research and Extension Center/Facebook
2014 (this building has since been torn down)
“C-121 C-119 C-46 Hawkins Field MS 1962” by United States Air Force - Kimbrough, Julie (1998), Images of America - Jackson Mississippi, Arcadia Publishing, ISBN: 0752412329 USAF Image. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons
1962
Roger Smith/Flickr
borroumsdrugstore.net
Jimmy Emerson DVM/Flickr
trialsanderrors/Flickr
Jared/Flickr
2012
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