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The Norman Studio was located on the second floor of this brick building at 511—15 Main Street in downtown Natchez, Mississippi. The Norman Studio in photography refers to the family business run principally by photographers Henry C. Norman (1850—1913) and his son Earl Norman (1888—1951) in Natchez, Mississippi (United States) between 1876 and 1951, which produced around 75,000 images ...
The Rhythm Club fire (or The Natchez Dance Hall Holocaust) was a fire in a dance hall in Natchez, Mississippi on the night of April 23, 1940, which killed 209 people and severely injured many others. [1] [2] Hundreds of people were trapped inside the building. At the time, it was the second deadliest building fire in the history of the nation.
The Natchez revolt, or the Natchez massacre, was an attack by the Natchez Native American people on French colonists near present-day Natchez, Mississippi, on November 28, 1729. The Natchez and French had lived alongside each other in the Louisiana colony for more than a decade prior to the incident, mostly conducting peaceful trade and ...
The barracks within a fort in Natchez, circa 1864. The barracks, or refugee camps, were built of reused material from former slave markets, with different shades of wood. (Historic Natchez Foundation)
United States historic place Natchez Bluffs and Under-the-Hill Historic District U.S. National Register of Historic Places U.S. Historic district Silver Street, Natchez-Under-the-Hill c. 1860 (Mississippi Department of Archives and History) Location Bounded by S. Canal St., Broadway, and the Mississippi River, Natchez, Mississippi Coordinates 31°33′32″N 91°25′36″W / 31.55889 ...
The Balfours sold Homewood to Mr. and Mrs. William J. Kaiser of Natchez in 1907. [2] [7] The Kaisers ran a dairy farm on the plantation. [2] Some scenes from the 1915 film The Birth of a Nation were made on the grounds and porches of Homewood. [6] Beginning in 1932 Homewood became well known, because it was on the annual Natchez Pilgrimage ...
Fort Rosalie was already included in the National Register as part of the 1972 NRHP-listed Natchez Bluffs and Under-the-Hill Historic District; the William Johnson House, at 210 State St., is a few blocks from the Fort Rosalie site and is both separately NRHP-listed and also included in the Natchez On-Top-of-the-Hill Historic District. Melrose ...
Reports of a shooting this evening on Hollywood Beach. This is what a live cam saw at 6:41 PM CBS says at least 7 people shot, per preliminary reports.