Vicksburg’s City Hall and Market House were in the middle of Monroe Street when this photo was taken in 1876 from the roof of the Old Court House. Behind City Hall can be seen the top of Planters Hall, and down the street is the McNutt House. On the corner, front center, is the Yoste building. The photo, apparently taken before the change in the river, 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.