The top of the Presbyterian Church can be seen in the background in this 1869 photo of Clay Street between Walnut and Washington. The Vicksburg is now on the site where the Presbyterian Church, which burned in 1908, stood. Louis Hoffman advertised his hardware firm as “The Great Mississippi Plow Depot.” 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.