The Samuel Davis home had certainly seen better days when this photo was taken, probably in the 1920s. The house stood on Childs Road north of Vicksburg and belonged to an older brother of President Jefferson Davis. The brother moved to Oregon before the Civil War. The photo is from the Old Court House Museum collection.

Historic photos taken in and around Vicksburg are featured on Sundays in The Vicksburg Post. Many of the photos are from the J. Mack Moore Collection at the Old Court House Museum. Though not all photos were taken by Mr. Moore, they are part of the collection given to the museum by longtime Vicksburg Post managing editor Charles J. Faulk. Appropriate photos from the public will also be accepted and published. To submit a photo, contact Karen Gamble at 636-4545.