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Title

Mississippi State Penitentiary (Parchman) Photographs, Item 6; undated

Archival Description

"Brickyard Camp. Negro Camp Housing, Carpenters, Brick masons, Etc."

Detailed Description

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Mississippi State Penitentiary (Parchman) Photographs (PI/PEN/P37.4). Black-and-white photograph of a single-story, brick building with "Brickyard Camp. Negro Camp Housing, Carpenters, Brick masons, Etc." written in cursive under the image. The structure has one chimney on one end, and there is a sign stating “BRICK YARD” on the central gable. The front has a covered porch with multiple wooden crates and boxes lined up underneath, as is a single chair on the left-hand side of the porch. There is a dirt courtyard In front of the building with a pile of bricks, wooden crate, and white wooden stand.

Creator

Unknown

Date

Undated

Identifier

97254_photo

Rights

NO KNOWN COPYRIGHT; https://rightsstatements.org/page/NKC/1.0/

Credit: Courtesy of the Mississippi Department of Archives & History