Digital Snapshots

Eudora Welty Digital Archives Photographs

Mississippians

A selection of black-and-white photographs taken by Eudora Welty documenting the diversity of Mississippians in both posed and natural stances, including white and black individuals, children and adults.

  • "Hello and Good-bye / Jackson / 1930s."

    "Hello and Good-bye / Jackson / 1930s." View of women on Capitol steps. Welty took this picture for the Mississippi Advertising Commission, and this job inspired the story "Hello and Good-Bye." The pose was the girls' idea.

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  • "Sister and Brother / 1935."

    "Sister and Brother / 1935." View of children.

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  • "Girls for Sale, Jackson, post-1936."

    "Girls for Sale, Jackson, post-1936." View of unidentified men.

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  • "Untitled. Park bench gathering."

    "Untitled. Park bench gathering." View of people.

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  • "Delegate. Governor's Mansion / Jackson."

    "Delegate. Governor's Mansion / Jackson." View of woman and people.

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  • "Storekeeper / Rankin County."

    "Storekeeper / Rankin County." View of unidentified man.

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  • "To find plums / Copiah County."

    "To find plums / Copiah County." View of woman and child.

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  • "Small Talk."

    "Small Talk." Authentic original, matte print displayed in "Eudora Welty," Lugene, Inc. Opticians exhibition (1936). Recto - "'Small Talk' - Utica, Miss."; title on the front written in other than Eudora Welty's hand.

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  • "Sunday Morning."

    "Sunday Morning." Authentic original, matte print displayed in "Eudora Welty," Lugene, Inc. Opticians exhibition (1936). Recto - "Sunday"; title on the front written in Eudora Welty's hand. "- Jackson, Miss."; title on the front written in another hand. Pencil enhancement, as requested by Photographic Galleries.

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  • "The Dolls."

    "The Dolls." Authentic original, matte print displayed in "Eudora Welty," Lugene, Inc. Opticians exhibition (1936). Recto - "Dolls Alike"; title on the front probably written in Eudora Welty's hand. "Jackson, Miss."; title on the front written in another hand.

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