Series 27: Welty Prints.


 

Prints Mounted and Prepared for Exhibition

Eudora Welty's one-woman show sponsored by Lugene, Inc., Opticians, at the Photographics Galleries, 600 Madison Ave., New York City, March 31 - April 15, 1936. Twenty-nine of the original forty-five prints in the show are included here.

 

Box 78
Folder 1: undated note by Welty, handwritten in ink, describes the enlargement process for the prints used in the Lugene exhibition. It accompanies a proof sheet for the program of the 1936 exhibition.
Folder 2: Two copies of the exhibition program. EW's holograph note on the back of one program reads: "Listen to B. Lillie on Fridays at 7:00 - I'm going to see Jack Benny broadcast Sun.! Bea talked to garden clubs last Fri. - Called them Public Anemones No. 1."

 

Box 465

Negative #DescriptionPhysical description
703"Saturday" - title in Eudora Welty's hand. Another hand has titled the photo "'Strollers'. Grenada, Miss." Pencil enhancement, as requested by Photographic Galleries. On back of photograph, partially erased, "1. Strollers/Eudora Welty/Jackson, Miss."Kodak, 31x21, matte, original.
971"Doak's" - title in Eudora Welty's hand. Another hand has titled the photo "'The Boast'. Grenada, Miss." Pencil enhancement, as requested by Photographic Galleries.
On back of photograph, partially erased: "2. The Boast/Eudora Welty/Jackson, Miss."
Kodak, 22x30, matte, original.
731"Saturday afternoon, Courthouse Town" - title in Eudora Welty's hand, "Canton, Miss." in another hand. On the back of photograph, partially erased, "3. Late Saturday Afternoon/Eudora Welty/Jackson, Miss."Kodak, 31x23, matte, original.
717"The Porch" - title not in Eudora Welty's hand. The back of photograph titled "The Porch."Kodak, 31x21, matte, original.
725"Date" - title in Eudora Welty's hand; "Farish Street, Jackson" in another hand. On back of photograph, partially erased, "5. The Date/Eudora Welty/Jackson, Miss."Kodak, 31x20, matte, original.
704"Waiting for it" - title in Eudora Welty's hand; "Jackson, Miss." in another hand. On the back, "6. Waiting/Eudora Welty/Jackson, Miss."Recomar, 30x23, matte, original.
700"'Negro Boy' - Jackson, Miss." - title not in Eudora Welty's hand.Recomar, 23x30, matte, original.
711"'Small Talk' - Utica, Miss." - title in a hand other than Eudora Welty's. On the back, partially erased, "8. Small Talk/Eudora Welty/Jackson, Miss."Kodak, 18x27, matte, original.
511"'The Arrival of Industry' - Mattress Factory, Jackson." "The Arrival of Industry" is in the lower left-hand corner and is in Eudora Welty's hand. Remainder of title in another hand. On the back, partially erased, "9. The Mattress Factory/Eudora Welty/Jackson, Miss."Kodak, 20x30, matte, original.
980"'The Bird Pageant' Farish Street Baptist Church/Jackson, Mississippi"—title in a hand other than Eudora Welty's. Eudora Welty herself has written in the lower left corner, "The Pageant, partial cast." On the back, "10. The Bird Pageant/Eudora Welty/Jackson, Miss." and "(Farish St. Baptist Chu/Jackson)."Kodak, 20x31, matte, original.

Box 466

Negative #DescriptionPhysical description
968"'Work Day'" - title in a hand other than Eudora Welty's. On the back, partially erased, "11. Wash Day."Kodak, 18x30, matte, original.
992"'Encounter' Grenada, Miss." Title in hand other than Eudora Welty's. Pencil enhancement, as requested by Photographic Galleries. On the back, partially erased "12. Encounter/Eudora Welty/Jackson, Miss."Kodak, 31x20, matte, original.
979"Coke" - title in Eudora Welty's hand. "Jackson, Miss." in a hand other than Eudora Welty's. On the back, partially erased, is original Lugene title: "Madonna with Coca-Cola."Kodak, 30x19, matte, original.
988"Dolls Alike" - title is printed, probably by Eudora Welty. On the back, partially erased, "15. The Dolls/Eudora Welty/Jackson, Miss." and also "(Jackson)."Recomar, 30x23, matte, original.
1063"Sunday Errand" - title in a hand other than Eudora Welty's. In lower left Eudora Welty (probably) has printed "Hope." On the back, partially erased, "16. Sunday Errand, Eudora Welty, Jackson, Miss."30x21, matte, original.
477"'Spanking' - Jackson, Miss." - title not in Eudora Welty's hand. Eudora Welty has written "Out Front" in lower left-hand corner. On the back, partially erased, "17. Spanking/Eudora Welty/Jackson, Miss." and "(Jackson)."Kodak, 29x21, matte, original.
985"Sunday - Jackson, Miss." "Sunday" is in Eudora Welty's hand, "Jackson, Miss." in another hand. On the back, partially erased, "18. Sunday Morning/Eudora Welty/Jackson, Miss." and "(Jackson)."Kodak, 22x14, matte, original.
722Untitled. Dated 1941 (date is not correct). Includes image of a parade float with banner "The Blue Prelude Girls." Numbered 21 on back.Kodak, 13x18, glossy.
476"'Dappled'" - title in a hand other than Eudora Welty's. On the back is written "23. Dappled/Eudora Welty/Jackson, Miss."Kodak, 29x21, matte, original.

Box 467

Negative #DescriptionPhysical description
990"Teachers Don't Get Paid—Grenada, Miss." Title in Eudora Welty's hand, place name in another hand. On the back, partially erased, "24. Underwear/Eudora Welty/Jackson, Miss."Kodak, 29x20, matte, original.
727"Swing" - title in hand other than Eudora Welty's. On the back, partially erased "Swing/Eudora Welty/Jackson, Miss."Kodak, 19x31, matte, original.
326"Houseboat on Pearl River" - on the back, title in a hand other than Eudora Welty's.Recomar, 23x31, matte, original.
311"River Edge" - title in a hand other than Eudora Welty's. On the back, "32. River Edge/Eudora Welty/Jackson, Miss."Recomar, 35x26, matte, original.
382"Dredge Boat - Vicksburg, Miss." - title in a hand other than Eudora Welty's. On the back, partially erased, is "33" and a title that is illegible.Recomar, 30x26, matte, original.
305"'Settled'" - title in a hand other than Eudora Welty's. On the back, "34. Settled/Eudora Welty/Jackson, Miss."Recomar, 23x31, matte, original.
408"'Backyard' - Rankin County" - title in a hand other than Eudora Welty's. On the back, partially erased, "35. Backyard (Rankin Co.)/Eudora Welty/Jackson, Miss."Recomar, 20x25, matte, original.
713"Chums" - title in Eudora Welty's. hand. Pencil enhancement, as requested by Photographic Galleries. On the back, "39. The Chum/Eudora Welty/Jackson, Miss."Recomar, 29x24, matte, original.
738"Sorghum - Copiah County" - title is in Eudora Welty's hand, place name in another hand. On the back, partially erased, "44. 'Sorghum Making' (Copiah County)/Eudora Welty/Jackson, Miss."Kodak, 20x32, matte, original.
733"'Mother and Child'" - title in a hand other than Eudora Welty's. On the back, "E. Welty" in Eudora Welty's hand, and partially erased, "45. Mother and Child/Eudora Welty/Jackson, Miss." in another hand.Kodak, 30x21, matte, original.

Prints Mounted and Prepared for Unspecified Exhibitions or for Submission to Publishers Eastman Kodak Camera:

Neg. #735"Town"—title in EW's hand. In another hand, "'Crossing the Street'—Grenada Miss." Kodak, 30x21, matte, original.OS27
Neg. #714"The Square"—title in EW's hand. In another hand, "Grenada,Miss." Kodak, 16x26, glossy.OS27
Neg. #303Untitled. Chickens in a coop. Kodak, 10x17, matte.OS27
Neg. #303"Chickens"—title in EW's hand. Kodak, 20x26, matte, original.OS27
Neg. #969"Chopping Cotton"—title in EW's hand. In a hand other than EW's, "'Girl with a Hoe.'" Pencil enhancement. Kodak, 26x31, matte, original.OS27

Recomar Camera:

Neg. #692Untitled. Elsewhere titled "A slave's apron showing souls in progress to Heaven or Hell." Recomar, 13x20, glossy.OS27
Neg. #692Untitled. Elsewhere titled "A slave's apron . . . ." Recomar, 13x20, glossy.OS27
Neg. #964"Looking at You" –on the back, title in a hand other than EW's. Recomar, 18x25, glossy.OS27
Neg. #22"'Death-Defying'"—title in a hand other than EW's on front, in EW's hand on back. Recomar, 26x21, glossy.OS27
Neg. #994"'Free Gate'"—title in a hand other than EW's. Recomar, 20x17, glossy.OS27
Neg. #784Untitled. Cemetery monument of woman with wreath. Recomar, 25x21, glossy.OS27
Neg. #314"'Abandoned'—Hinds County"—title in a hand other than EW's. Recomar, 21x26, glossy.OS27
Neg. #637"Churchyard"—title in a hand other than EW's. Recomar, 16x12, matte, original.OS27
Neg. #975"Political Speaking—Dinner on the Grounds"—title in EW's hand. Recomar, 26x21, glossy.OS27
Neg. #734"Political Meeting—Pontotoc, Miss."—title in a hand other than EW's. Recomar, 22x29, matte, original.OS27
Neg. #736"Cotton Gin—Smith County"—title in a hand other than EW's on front, in EW's hand on back. Recomar, 22x29, matte, original.OS27
Neg. #815Untitled. Cemetery angel. Recomar, 26x21, glossy.OS27

Rolleiflex Camera:

Neg. #44"'Store Front'"—title in a hand other than EW's on front, EW's hand on back. Rolleiflex, 21x20, glossy.OS28
Neg. #453Untitled. Cemetery monument of boy and dog (Mott). Rolleiflex, 19x19, matte, original.OS28
Neg. #737"'Hog Killin' Time'—Copiah County"—title in a hand other than EW's. Rolleiflex, 21x20, glossy.OS28
Neg. #707"'Town of Tin'—Hermanville, Claiborne County"—title in hand other than EW's. On back, EW's holograph title, partially erased, "Town Built of Tin." Rolleiflex, 21x19, glossy.OS28
Neg. #302"Geese"—title in EW's hand. Rolleiflex, 21x17, glossy.OS28
Neg. #797"Cemetary [sic] Portrait"—title in a hand other than EW's. Rolleiflex, 21x20, glossy.OS28
Neg. #824"Cemetary [sic] Angel—Jackson, Miss."—title in a hand other than EW's. Rolleiflex, 21x18, glossy.OS28
Neg. #739"Cane-Syrup Boiling"—title in EW's hand. Rolleiflex, 21x20, glossy.OS28
Neg. #1032"A Church in Rodney's Landing"—title in EW's hand. Rolleiflex, 16x16, glossy.OS28
Neg. #695"Road"—title in EW's hand. Rolleiflex, 21x20, glossy.OS28
Neg. #393"Sun Set"—title in EW's hand. Rolleiflex, 21x20, glossy.OS28
Neg. #787"Cemetery Lamb"—title in EW's hand. Rolleiflex, 21x20, glossy.OS28
Neg. #764Untitled. Cemetery monument, "To our Nannie." Rolleiflex, 19x12, glossy.OS28

Other Cameras:

Neg. #620"'Smiling Pig'" –title in EW's hand on back of print. Not printed from an original negative. Leica, 14x10, glossy.OS28

Other Prints Prints Made in 1938-1939

Folder 1Prints made in 1938-1939 
No Neg.Untitled. Mexican children at streamside. 17x12, matte, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.)—11.03.1938.92
Neg. #997Untitled. Union Sq., New York City. Recomar, 25x20, matte, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.)-9/22/39.92
Neg. #999Untitled Union Sq., New York City. Recomar, 20x25, matte, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.)—09.22.1939.92
Neg. #609"Carnival workers." Rolleiflex, 18x25, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.)—10.10.1939.92
Neg. #968"Rest." Elsewhere titled "Washwoman." Kodak, 20x25, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.)-10.11.1939.92
Neg. #717"Porch." Elsewhere titled "Saturday off." Kodak, 25x17, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.)-10.11.1939.92
Neg. #477"Family." Elsewhere titled "Spanking." Kodak, 25x20, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.)- 10.11.1939.92
Neg. #123Untitled Parade, man on circus wagon with trombone. Recomar, 25x20, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.)-10.11.1939.92

Prints Made in 1940

Folder 2Prints made 02.08.1940 
Neg. #878"Yard man"—title in EW's hand. Kodak, 25x18, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.)-02.08.1940.92
Neg. #687Untitled. Sideshow poster: "Junie|Cow with A Human Face." Recomar, 20x25, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.)-02.08.1940.92
Neg. #1044Untitled. Sideshow poster: "Siamese Calves." Recomar, 20x25, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.)-02.08.1940.92
Neg. #713Untitled. With a chum. Recomar, 25x20, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.)-02.08.1940.92
Neg. #836Untitled. Cemetery monument, "Lily." Rolleiflex, 25x20, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.)-02.08.1940.92
Neg. #1011Untitled. Boy on a folding chair in front of a sideshow barker. Rolleiflex, 25x20, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.)-02.08.1940.92
Neg. #114Untitled. Sideshow poster: "1000 Reward if she is not Alive." Rolleiflex, 25x20, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.)-02.08.1940.92
Neg. #830Untitled. Cemetery monument, handshake. Rolleiflex, 18x20, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.)-02.08.1940.92
Folder 3Prints made 02.10.1940 
Neg. #648"Ellen of Cindy's Band"—title in EW's hand. Kodak, 25x20, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, MS)-02.10.1940.92
Neg. #961"Depression"—title in EW's hand. My Blue Heaven Lunch Stand. Recomar, 25x20, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.)-02.10.1940.92
Neg. #740"Negro Woman"—title in EW's hand. Recomar, 25x20, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.)-02.10.1940.Negro woman.92
Neg. #686"Mysterious"—title in EW's hand. Sideshow hynotist. Recomar, 25x20, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.)-02.10.1940.92
Neg. #22Untitled. Carnival ride. Recomar, 25x20, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.)-02.10.1940.92
Neg. #326"Living on the Pearl"—title in EW's hand. Pearl River shantyboat. Recomar, 25x20, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.)-02.10.1940.92
Neg. #983Untitled. Father and child on Pearl River shantyboat. Recomar, 25x20, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.)-02.10.1940.92
Neg. #74Untitled. Store window with rifle, mailbox, bucket. Rolleiflex, 23x20, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.)- 02.10.1940.92
Neg. #290Untitled. Crowd on box car. Rolleiflex, 25x21, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.)-02.10.1940.92
Neg. #116Untitled. Ice cream stand, Port Gibson. Rolleiflex, 25x20, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.)-02.10.1940.92
Folder 4Prints made 03.13.1940 
Neg. #332"Red Facade"—title in EW's hand. Rodney Presbyterian Church. Rolleiflex, 22x20, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.)-03.13.1940.92
Neg. #1033"The Village Pet"—title in EW's hand. Rodney, Miss. Rolleiflex, 21x20, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.)-03.13.1940.92
Neg. #49"Rodney's Landing"—title in EW's hand. Rolleiflex, 18x24, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.)-03.13.1940.92
Neg. #1055"Rodney"—title in EW's hand. Rolleiflex, 25x18, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.)-03.13.1940.92

Prints made in 1941

Folder 5Prints made 05.01.1941 – 05.08.1941 
Neg. #121Untitled. Circus wagon. Recomar, 18x11, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.)—05.01.1941.92
Neg. #550"Something to Drain"—title in EW's hand. Big Black River. Recomar, 12x18, glossy, 12x18, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.)—05.02.1941.92
Neg. #358Untitled. Ruins seem to be in Natchez, but on reverse EW has written "Windsor." Rolleiflex, 21x19, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.)-05.02.1941.92
Neg. #635"The Way From Port Gibson to Heaven"—title in EW's hand. Port Gibson Presbyterian Church, another view. Rolleiflex, 18x13, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.)-05.02.1941.92
Neg. #30"Image in a Meadow"—title in EW's hand. Statue of boy on a lamb. Rolleiflex, 17x12, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, MS)-05.02.1941.92
Neg. #356"Windsor"—title in EW''s hand. Rolleiflex, 20x19, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.)—05.02.1941.92
Neg. #360Untitled. Garden statue, probably at Rosedown. Rolleiflex, 20x19, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.)-05.02.1941.92
No Neg."The Burr Oaks"—title in EW's hand. 18x12, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.)-05.02.1941.92
Neg. #706"Grand Gulf on Mississippi River"—title in EW's hand. Rolleiflex, 12x17, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.)-05.08.1941.92
Neg. #710"Bottle trees"—title in EW's hand. Rolleiflex, 20x23, matte, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.)-05.08.1941.92

Prints used in 1953 by Joseph Krush, illustrator of The Ponder Heart, and in 1955 by Ben Edwards, set designer of the broadway play based upon The Ponder Heart. EW’s comments on the backs of the prints were addressed to Krush

Folder 6Ponder Heart Images 
Neg. #973Untitled. In the bag. EW's holograph note, "Men's hats on colored women's heads the usual." Kodak, 6x11, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.).92
Neg. #878Untitled. Yard man. EW's holograph note, "Big John, intact." Kodak, 11x6, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.).92
Neg. #982Untitled. To find plums. Kodak, 11x6, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.).92
Neg. #971Untitled. Doaks. Kodak, 6x11, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.).92
Neg. #971Untitled. Doaks. Kodak, 6x11, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.)—09.08.1953.92
Neg. #735Untitled. Crossing the pavement. EW's holograph notation, "hats & dresses. Rummage sale visitors." Kodak, 11x6, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.)—09.08.1953.92
Neg. #714Untitled. Grenada town square. Kodak, 6x11, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.)—09.08.1953.92
Neg. #714"Town"—title in EW's hand. Town square, Grenada. Kodak, 19x28, matte, original.92
Neg. #1047"Town Square (Grenada, Mississippi)" –title in EW's hand. Kodak, 14x24, glossy.92
Neg. #703Untitled. Strollers. EW's holograph note, "Evening dresses on the street on colored girls for Sat. aft. may be a little passé—but-." Kodak, 11x6, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.)—09.08.1953.92
Neg. #640Untitled. Family home of Mary Moore Mitchell, EW's college roommate at MSCW. Grenada. EW's holograph note, "might be basis of the Ponder house in country, with trimming added. Right size & grounds." Kodak, 6x11, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.)—08.08.1953.92
Neg. #727Untitled. Girl in swing. EW's holograph note, "Though this girl is black, I believe Bonnie Dee might lie on the sofa or swing that way. Good Southern attitude." Kodak, 6x11, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.).92
Neg. #985Untitled. Sunday school child. Kodak, 11x6, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.).92
Neg. #919Untitled. Banana plant. EW's holograph note, "A banana plant might be in front yard of hotel, against the house, or at a corner." Kodak, 10x6, matte, original.92
Neg. #731Untitled. Canton street scene. EW's holograph note, "Saturday People on street usually about half divided, white & black. Judge Tip could have a sign like the little one that says 'Agents,' & 'upstairs' written below." Recomar, 10x8, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.).92
Neg. #751Untitled. Confederate veterans in a park. Recomar, 11x8, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.)—09.08.1953.92
Neg. #974Untitled. Confederate veterans in park, another view. Recomar, 11x8, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.)—09.08.1953.92
Neg. #68Untitled. Confederate veterans in a park, a third view. EW's holograph note, "could be Grandpa's back. (R.)" Recomar, 10x8, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.).92
Neg. #622Untitled. Park bench gathering. Recomar, 11x8, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.)—09.08.1953.92
Neg. #279Untitled. Four boys leaning on a fence. EW's holograph note, "attitudes." Recomar, 11x8, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.)-09.08.1953.92
Neg. #994Untitled. Rides at the state fair. Recomar, 8x11, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.)-09.08.1953.92
Neg. #975"Politics—Pontotoc, Miss"—title in EW's hand. Watermelon on the grounds, Pontotoc. EW's holograph note: "Man seated (l) on ground might look like Old Man Gladney—elastic bands on shirtsleeves, etc. big black hat, suspenders, sharp-featured country face." Recomar, 20x24, matte, original.92
Neg. #913"Courthouse crowd"—title in EW's hand. Recomar, 8x11, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.)-09.08.1953.92
Neg. #694Untitled. Rankin County storekeeper. EW's holograph note: "A country storekeeper. The face & clothes are usual for people on the street (+ hat) (panama) & the telephone is good." Recomar, 25x20, matte, original.92
Neg. #694Untitled. Rankin County storekeeper. Recomar, 25x20, matte, original.92
Neg. #694Untitled. Rankin County storekeeper. Recomar, 25x20, matte, original.92
Neg. #67Untitled. Vicksburg street scene. Rolleiflex, 8x8, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.)-09.08.1953.92
Neg. #745Untitled. Vicksburg Courthouse. Rolleiflex, 8x8, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.)-09.09.1953.92
Neg. #367Untitled. Vicksburg boarding house. EW's holograph note, "This is too shabby & small for hotel, but the slatted shades are typical, & porches." Rolleiflex, 8x8, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.)-09.08.1953.92
Neg. #339Untitled. White frame house with metal fence. Holograph note, "Peacock-style, but too wellkept." 8x12, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.)--09.08.1953.92
Neg. #364Untitled. Nineteenth-century house. Holograph note, "Some touches that Grandpa might have added to his house? (But this house far too run-down.)" 8x12, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.)--09.08.1953.92
Neg. #430Untitled. Two-story, white frame house with gallery. EW's holograph note, "Hotellike." 8x12, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.)--09.08.1953.92
Neg. #743Untitled. Raymond courthouse. 11x8, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.)-09.08.1953.92
Neg. #744Untitled. White frame house with porch rockers. EW's holograph note, "Peacock style, but this too nice." 8x12, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.)-09.08.1953.92
Neg. #881Untitled. Farmhouse with screen porch. EW's holograph note, "A situation like the Peacock house might have. Right size for house." 8x12, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.), 09.08.1953.92
Neg. #1010Untitled. Elaborate, two-story, white frame house. EW's holograph note, "Grandpa Ponder touches on house. Or,for hotel." 8x12, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.)-09.08.1953.92
Neg. #1042Untitled. White frame house with plants in front. EW's holograph note, "I couldn't find verbena planted in an auto tire in a yard but this is the spirit of it. For Peacocks." 8x12, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.)-09.08.1953.92
No Neg.Untitled. Interior of a once grand house. EW's holograph note, "This sofa & chair & the carpet & the angle of the pictures could be in Grandpa's house—not the rest!" 12x9, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.)—08.17.1939.92
No Neg.Untitled. Farmhouse with tin roof and with chickens in yard. EW's holograph note, "This is too poor a house even for Peacocks, but shows the foundation, the design, the roof, & the chickens that go under the house." 6x11, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.).92
No Neg.Untitled. Carrying the ice for Sunday dinner. EW's holograph note, "road scene." 11x6, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.)-09.08.1953.92
No Neg.Untitled. Carrying the ice for Sunday dinner. 10x6, matte.92
No Neg.Untitled. Pampas grass. EW's holograph note, "Pampas grass might grow around hotel." 5x5, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.)—09.15.195992

Prints made in 1963

Folder 71963 
Neg. #1052Untitled. House near Raymond and Clinton. EW's holograph note, "Raymond." Rolleiflex, 8x8, glossy, July 1963.92
Neg. #342Untitled. House near Raymond and Clinton. EW's holograph note, "Raymond." Rolleiflex, 8x8, glossy, July 1963.92
Neg. #479Untitled. Calf. EW's holograph note, in pencil, "Port Gibson" and in ink "near Rocky Springs." Rolleiflex, 8x8, glossy, August 1963.92
Neg. #664Untitled. Ida M'Toy. Rolleiflex, 8x8, glossy, July 1963.92
Neg. #667Untitled. Ida M'Toy. Rolleiflex, 8x8, glossy, July 1963.92
Neg. #39Untitled. Vicksburg marker to Dr. Hugh Bodley, "Murdered by the Gamblers." Rolleiflex, 8x8, glossy, August 196392

Other Prints Eastman Kodak Camera:

Folder 8Grenada 
Neg. #196Untitled. Ellen of Cindy's band. Kodak, 19x12, matte.92
Neg. #1015Untitled. Ellen's husband. Kodak, 19x12, matte, original.92
Neg. #1015Untitled. Ellen’s husband. Kodak, 20x14, matte.92
Folder 9Jackson 
Neg. #717Untitled. Elsewhere titled "Saturday off" or "Porch." Kodak, 20x12, matte.92
Neg. #979Untitled. Elsewhere titled "Coke." Kodak, 19x12, matte.92
Neg. #979Untitled. Elsewhere titled "Coke." Kodak, 20x12, glossy.92
Neg. #264Untitled. Mother and two children on porch swing. Kodak, 11x16, glossy.92
Neg. #977"Sunday School Teacher." Author and director of the Bird Pageant. Kodak, 24x14, matte, original.92
Neg. #638Untitled. Children in yard beneath hanging laundry. Kodak, 13x18, glossy.92
Neg. #142"Children and Maypoles"—title in EW's hand. Kodak, 10x20, glossy.92
Neg. #142Untitled. Elsewhere titled "Children and Maypoles." Kodak, 16x25, matte, original.92
Neg. #452Untitled. Pigeons. Kodak, 13x20, matte, original.92
Neg. #452Untitled. Pigeons. Kodak, 19x25, matte, original.92
Neg. #435Untitled. Fence, trees, wall—Jackson, Miss. Kodak, 25x20, matte, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.).92
Folder 10Yalobusha County 
Neg. #963Untitled. Washwomen. Kodak, 21x21, matte, original.92

Recomar Camera

Folder 11Big Black River 
Neg. #551Untitled. Big Black River. Recomar, 16x21, matte, original.92
Neg. #548Untitled. Big Black River. Recomar, 11x16, glossy.92
Folder 12Jackson 
Neg. #56Untitled. Eagle on post, entrance to Confederate Park, intersection of State and Capitol Streets, Jackson, Miss. Recomar, 13x15, matte, original.92
Neg. #149Untitled. Two men on park bench, Confederate Park. Recomar, 20x13, matte.92
Neg. #964Untitled. Elsewhere titled "Schoolchildren meeting a visitor." Recomar, 20x26, glossy.92
Neg. #460Untitled. Pigs and laundry. Recomar, 24x18, matte, original.92
Neg. #494Untitled. Parade, cowboy on horseback with flag. Recomar, 25x20, matte, original.92
Neg. #495Untitled. Parade, horseback riders with plumed hats. Recomar, 25x20, matte, original.92
Neg. #123Untitled. Parade, man on circus wagon with trombone. Recomar, 21x12, glossy.92
Neg. #123Untitled. Reverse print of parade, man on circus wagon with trombone. Recomar, 23x16, glossy92
Neg. #488Untitled. Lion. Recomar, 23x16, matte, original.92
Neg. #121Untitled. Circus wagon. Recomar, 21x11, glossy.92
Neg. #686Untitled. Sideshow hypnotist. Recomar, 24x16, glossy.92
Neg. #122"Sideshow"—title in EW's hand. Sideshow: "Mystifying Girl's." Recomar, 20x25, glossy.92
Neg. #490Untitled. Sideshow poster: "How Can She Live." Recomar, 14x20, glossy.92
Neg. #490"Sideshow Poster"—title in EW's hand. Sideshow poster: "How Can She Live." Recomar, 14x20, glossy, original.92
Neg. #687Untitled. Sideshow poster: "Junie|Cow with A Human Face." Recomar, 20x25, glossy.92
Neg. #687"Sideshow Poster"—title in EW's hand. Sideshow poster: "Junie|Cow with A Human Face." Recomar, 17x19, glossy.92
Neg. #1044"Sideshow Poster"—title in EW's hand. Sideshow poster: "Siamese Calves." Recomar, 23x20, glossy.92
Neg. #978"Fair"—title in EW's hand. Elsewhere titled "Beggar at the Fair gate." Recomar, 20x17, matte, original.92
Neg. #493Untitled. Sideshow: "MO. . ." Recomar, 18x25, matte, original.92
Neg. #789Untitled. Cemetery monument, lady with wreath, side view. Recomar, 10x8, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.).92
Neg. #784Untitled. Cemetery monument, lady with wreath. Recomar, 10x8, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.).92
Neg. #784Untitled. Cemetery monument, lady with wreath. Recomar, 25x20, glossy.92
Neg. #784Untitled. Cemetery monument, lady with wreath. Recomar, 26x21, glossy.92
Neg. #814Untitled. Cemetery monument, robed, kneeling woman. Recomar, 10x8, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.).92
Neg. #813Untitled. Cemetery monument, mother and children beneath weeping willow. Recomar, 10x8, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.).92
Folder 13Learned 
Neg. #310Untitled. Erosion. Recomar, 12x20, matte, original.92
Folder 14Natchez 
Neg. #375"Country Church"—title in EW's hand. Church Hill. Recomar, 25x20, glossy.92
Neg. #375Untitled. Church Hill. Recomar, 10x8, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.).92
Neg. #637Untitled. Church Hill. Recomar, 25x21, matte, original.92
Neg. #14Untitled. Dunleith, Natchez. Recomar, 20x13, glossy.92
Neg. #14Untitled. Dunleith, Natchez. Recomar, 19x12, glossy.92
Folder 1Pearl River 
Neg. #326Untitled. Pearl River shantyboat. Recomar, 19x26, matte, original.93
Neg. #484Untitled. Father and child on Pearl River shantyboat. Recomar, 26x19, matte, original.93
Folder 2Smith County 
Neg. #83Untitled. Cotton gin, Smith County. Recomar, 19x25, matte, original.93
Folder 3Utica 
Neg. #700Untitled. Elsewhere titled "With a dog." Recomar, 19x26, glossy.93
Neg. #700Untitled. Elsewhere titled "With a dog." Recomar, 19x25, matte, original.93
Neg. #815Untitled. Cemetery angel, child. Recomar, 25x20, glossy.93
Folder 4Charleston, South Carolina 
Neg. #934Untitled. Public market, Charleston, S.C. Recomar, 21x15, matte, original.93
Neg. #934Untitled. Public market, Charleston, S.C. Recomar, 22x16, matte, original.93
Neg. #942Untitled. Garden, Charleston, S.C. Recomar, 24x18, matte, original.93
Neg. #946Untitled. House, Charleston, S.C. Recomar, 25x18, matte, original.93
No Neg.Untitled. Church, Charleston, S.C. 26x18, matte, original.93
Folder 5New York City 
Neg. #953Untitled. New York City. Recomar, 18x25, matte, original.93
Neg. #957"The Fence"—title in EW's hand. New York City park bench. Recomar, 18x14, matte, original.93
Neg. #997Untitled. New York City, Union Sq. Recomar, 15x18, glossy, original.93
Neg. #997Untitled. New York City, Union Sq. Recomar, 20x25, glossy, original.93
Neg. #1000Untitled. New York City, Union Sq. Recomar, 18x24, matte, original.93
Folder 6Unidentified 
Neg. #504"Sideshow"—title in EW's hand. Sideshow: "Sex Mad." Recomar, 20x23, glossy.93
Neg. #293Untitled. Mare and foal. Recomar, 18x12, matte, original.93
Neg. #792Untitled. Two identical cemetery monuments, angels with fingers pointing heavenward. Recomar, 7x10, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.).93

Rolleiflex Camera

Folder 7Canton 
Neg. #74Untitled. Store window with rifle, mailbox, bucket. Rolleiflex, 21x18, glossy.93
Folder 8Copiah County – Crystal Springs 
Neg. #737"Hog Killing" Rolleiflex, 21x18, matte.93
Neg. #855Untitled. Cemetery monument, "Lily." Rolleiflex, 18x18, matte.93
Neg. #811Untitled. Cemetery monument, child with cross. Rolleiflex, 19x13, glossy.93
Neg. #811Untitled. Cemetery monument, child with cross. Rolleiflex, 19x13, glossy.93
Neg. #811Untitled. Cemetery monument, child with cross. Rolleiflex, 6x5, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.).93
Neg. #779Untitled. Cemetery monument, "Daisy." Rolleiflex, 6x5, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.).93
Neg. #779Untitled. Cemetery monument, "Daisy." Rolleiflex, 19x19, glossy.93
Neg. #779Untitled. Cemetery monument, "Daisy C." Rolleiflex, 15x18, glossy.93
Neg. #779Untitled. Cemetery monument, "Daisy C." Rolleiflex, 20x19, glossy.93
Neg. #808Untitled. Cemetery monument, "Daisy." Rolleiflex, 6x5, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.).93
Neg. #808Untitled. Cemetery monument, "Daisy." Rolleiflex, 18x18, glossy.93
Neg. #808Untitled. Cemetery monument, "Daisy C." Rolleiflex, 13x14, glossy.93
Neg. #837Untitled. Cemetery monument, "Daisy C." Rolleiflex, 14x16, glossy.93
Neg. #837Untitled. Cemetery monument, "Daisy C." Rolleiflex, 18x20, glossy.93
Neg. #810Untitled. Cemetery monument, angel with cross. Rolleiflex, 13x19, glossy.93
Folder 9Grand Gulf 
Neg. #706Untitled. Elsewhere titled, "Fisherman and his boys." Rolleiflex, 8x8, glossy.93
Folder 10Hermanville 
Neg. #707Untitled. Hermanville. Holograph note, "Port Gibson." Rolleiflex, 8x8, glossy.93
Neg. #707Untitled. Hermanville. Rolleiflex, 16x19, glossy.93
Folder 11Jackson 
Neg. #870Untitled. Cemetery monument, man with cane. Rolleiflex, 21x13, glossy.93
Neg. #797Untitled. Cemetery monument, "True to the Public Trust." Rolleiflex, 21x19, glossy.93
Neg. #859Untitled. Cemetery monument, "Onslow Glenmore." Rolleiflex, 6x6, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.).93
Neg. #859Untitled. Cemetery monument, "Onslow Glenmore." Rolleiflex, 13x20, glossy.93
Neg. #799Untitled. Cemetery monument, "Onslow Glenmore." Rolleiflex, 15x12, glossy.93
Neg. #799Untitled. Cemetery monument, "Onslow Glenmore." Rolleiflex, 6x6, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.).93
Neg. #817Untitled. Cemetery monument, "Onslow Glenmore." Rolleiflex, 6x6, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.).93
Neg. #824Untitled. Cemetery angel seen from rear. Rolleiflex, 21x20, glossy.93
Neg. #834Untitled. Cemetery angel seen from rear. Rolleiflex, 6x6, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.).93
Neg. #818Untitled. Cemetery monument, mother and children beneath weeping willow. Rolleiflex, 13x20, glossy.93
Neg. #818Untitled. Cemetery monument, mother and children beneath weeping willow. Rolleiflex, 21x20, glossy.93
Neg. #818Untitled. Cemetery monument, mother and children beneath weeping willow. Rolleiflex, 20x13, glossy.93
Neg. #818Untitled. Cemetery monument, mother and children beneath weeping willow. Rolleiflex, 10x8, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.).93
Neg. #757Untitled. Cemetery monument, mother and children beneath weeping willow. Rolleiflex, 6x5, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.).93
Neg. #757Untitled. Cemetery monument, mother and children beneath weeping willow. Rolleiflex, 6x6, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.).92
Neg. #757Untitled. Cemetery monument, mother and children beneath weeping willow. Rolleiflex, 25x20, glossy.93
Neg. #778Untitled. Cemetery monument, dog on grave. Rolleiflex, 13x18, glossy.93
Neg. #778Untitled. Cemetery monument, dog on grave. Rolleiflex, 13x20, glossy.93
Folder 12Madison County 
Neg. #1020Untitled. Making cane syrup. Rolleiflex, 21x19, matte, original.93
Folder 13Port Gibson 
Neg. #434Untitled. Port Gibson Presbyterian Church. Rolleiflex, 21x18, matte, original.93
Neg. #860Untitled. Decorative cemetery gate. Rolleiflex, 18x20, glossy.93
Neg. #857Untitled. Cemetery monument, "Graeme." Rolleiflex, 13x16, glossy.93
Folder 14Rocky Springs 
Neg. #261Untitled. Man on horse. EW's holograph note, "Port Gibson." Seems actually to be Rocky Springs. Rolleiflex, 8x8, glossy.93
Folder 15Utica 
Neg. #853Untitled. Cemetery monument, "He was an honor to the earth on which he lived." Rolleiflex, 18x13, glossy.93
Neg. #853Untitled. Cemetery monument, "He was an honor to the earth on which he lived." Rolleiflex, 6x6, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.).93
Neg. #842Untitled. Cemetery monument, "Julia." Rolleiflex, 6x6, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.).93
Neg. #842Untitled. Cemetery monument, "Julia." Rolleiflex, 10x13, glossy.93
Neg. #865Untitled. Cemetery monument, "Come Ye Blessed." Rolleiflex, 13x13, glossy.93
Folder 16Vicksburg 
Neg. #35"Garden Figure"—title in EW's hand. Statue of boy on lamb. Rolleiflex, 18x15, glossy.93
Neg. #827Untitled. Cemetery angel. Rolleiflex, 20x19, glossy.93
Neg. #827Untitled. Cemetery angel. Rolleiflex, 21x20, glossy.93
Neg. #771Untitled. Cemetery angel, star in her crown. Rolleiflex, 6x6, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.).93
Neg. #844Untitled. Cemetery monument, "Shelton." Rolleiflex, 19x13, glossy.93
Folder 17Unidentified Locations 
Neg. #764Untitled. Cemetery monument, "To our Nannie." Rolleiflex, 6x6, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.).93
Neg. #765Untitled. Cemetery monument, woman with hair in bun. Photo taken from rear of monument. Rolleiflex, 6x6, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.).93
Neg. #838Untitled. Cemetery monument, woman with hair in bun. Rolleiflex, 6x6, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, MS).93
Neg. #838Untitled. Cemetery monument, woman with hair in bun. Rolleiflex, 20x13, glossy.93
Neg. #772Untitled. Cemetery monument, overturned basket. Rolleiflex, 19x13, glossy.93
Neg. #773Untitled. Cemetery monument, woman and broken pillar. Rolleiflex, 19x13, glossy.93
Neg. #773Untitled. Cemetery monument, woman and broken pillar. Rolleiflex, 20x20, glossy.93
Neg. #773Untitled. Cemetery monument, woman and broken pillar. Rolleiflex, 18x13, glossy.93
Neg. #776Untitled. Cemetery monument, "Receive a crown that fadeth not." Rolleiflex, 21x13, glossy.93
Neg. #777Untitled. Cemetery monument with harp and wreath. Rolleiflex, 13x9, glossy, original.93
Neg. #787Untitled. Cemetery lamb. Rolleiflex, 12x18, glossy.93
Neg. #807Untitled. Cemetery monument, "Louise Eugenia." Rolleiflex, 18x18, matte.93
Neg. #807Untitled. Cemetery monument, "Louise Eugenia." Rolleiflex, 6x6, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.).93
Neg. #807Untitled. Cemetery monument, "Louise Eugenia." Rolleiflex, 19x13, glossy.93
Neg. #874Untitled. Cemetery monument, "Louise Eugenia." Rolleiflex, 20x13, glossy, original.93
Neg. #812Untitled. Cemetery monument, infant daughter of J.W. and H. M. Barber. Rolleiflex, 6x5, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.).93
Neg. #812Untitled. Enlargement of a portion of the negative, stone dove. Rolleiflex, 11x10, glossy.93
Neg. #816Untitled. Cemetery monument, "Simpson." Rolleiflex, 12x20, glossy.93
Neg. #830Untitled. Cemetery monument, handshake. Rolleiflex, 21x13, glossy.93
Neg. #830Untitled. Cemetery monument, handshake. Rolleiflex, 18x13, glossy.93
Neg. #830Untitled. Cemetery monument, handshake. Rolleiflex, 6x6, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.).93
Neg. #841Untitled. Cemetery monument, "Miller." Rolleiflex, 19x13, glossy.93
Neg. #841Untitled. Cemetery monument, "Miller." Rolleiflex, 13x14, glossy, original.93
Neg. #845Untitled. Cemetery lambs, "Willis." Rolleiflex, 14x17, glossy.93
Neg. #850Untitled. Cemetery monument, dove over gates of heaven. Figures in the print have been outlined in ink. Rolleiflex, 13x18, glossy.93
Neg. #854Untitled. Cemetery monument, "At Rest." Rolleiflex, 12x11, glossy.93
Neg. #854Untitled. Cemetery monument, "At Rest." Rolleiflex, 5x4, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.).93
Neg. #862Untitled. Cemetery monument, girl with finger to chin. Rolleiflex, 6x6, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.).93
Neg. #872Untitled. Cemetery monument, girl with finger to chin. Rolleiflex, 21x13, glossy.93
Neg. #1048 or #832Untitled. Cemetery monument, broken chain. Rolleiflex, 12x11, glossy.93
Neg. #1048Untitled. Cemetery monument, broken chain. Rolleiflex, 6x6, glossy, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.).93
Folder 18No negatives available 
No Neg.Untitled. Cemetery monument, weeping willow. 17x12 glossy.93
No Neg.Untitled. Cemetery monument, weeping willow. 18x13 glossy.93
No Neg.Untitled. Cemetery monument, handshake. 19x13, glossy.93
No Neg.Untitled. Cemetery monument, handshake. 18x13, glossy.93
No Neg.Untitled. Grass fire. 13x19, matte.93
No Neg.Untitled. Spanish moss. 20x12, matte.93
No Neg.Untitled. Fruit in china bowl by a pillar, viewed from above. 14x24, matte.93
No Neg.Untitled. Fruit in china bowl by a pillar. 14x24, matte.93
No Neg.Untitled. Fruit in silver bowl on porch floor. 18x26, matte, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.).93
No Neg.Untitled. Fruit, silver bowl, leaves, pillar. 25x14, matte.93
No Neg.Untitled. Porcelain elephants in a meadow. 14x24, matte.93
No Neg.Untitled. Coffee pot on window sill, flowers in juice glass. Holograph note on back: "(This is not one)." 16x20, matte.93
No Neg.Untitled. Lillies of the valley. 20x25, matte.93
No Neg.Untitled. Iris. 23x20, matte.93
No Neg.Untitled. Wine bottle and flowers. 17x13, matte.93
No Neg.Untitled. Champagne, apples, book. 17x11, matte.93
No Neg.Untitled. Camellia blossom. 25x20, glossy.93
No Neg.Untitled. Artichoke and celery. 24x18, matte.93
No Neg.Untitled. Print of statue of Venus behind fruit and belt. 26x13, matte, Standard Photo (Jackson, Miss.).93
No Neg.Untitled. Camelia blossom in wine glass. 20x12, matte.93
No Neg.Untitled. Magnolia blossom and doll. 14x24, matte.93
No Neg.Untitled. Sideshow poster: "Emile-Amelia,|Born Alive" and "Rose Marie|Born Alive No Sex." 19x16, glossy.93
No Neg.Untitled. Dunleith, Natchez, First Pilgrimage. 9x16, glossy.93
No Neg.Untitled. Portrait of a woman. 21x14, matte.93
No Neg.Untitled. Grain or cement elevator. 20x13, matte.93
No Neg.Untitled. Window display with FDR poster. 11x10, glossy.93
No Neg.Untitled. Mexican street, palms and church bell. 13x15, matte.93
No Neg.Untitled. Mexican street scene, another view. 13x15, matte.93
No Neg.Untitled. Mexican scene, burro. 16x19, glossy.93
No Neg.Untitled. Mexican church seen through archway. 20x19, glossy.93
Folder 19Star 
Neg. #695"Too far to walk it." 18x20, matte.93
Folder 20Vicksburg 
Neg. #67Untitled. Street scene. 25x20, matte.93

 

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