U.S. Marshals Surround The Lyceum on September 30, 1962. Photograph by Ed Meek.
John Cofield
John Cofield grew up in Oxford. He is the son of renowned University photographer, Jack Cofield. His grandfather, J. R. "Colonel" Cofield, was William Faulkner's personal photographer, and for decades was Ole Miss annual photographer. Four generations of the Cofield family have contributed to Oxford's pictorial history.
“Bluebirds still swoop through the old cedars, and deer and silver fox roam the ancient boxwoods. Quiet,...
It was back in the day when The Warehouse, The Hoka, and The Gin were all still...
Remembering the old fire station on North Lamar at the top of Price Hill. Many good men...
Katherine Cole Taylor, Ole Miss Associated Student Body President Dan Jordan, and Martha Lovelace welcome newly crowned...
“I can’t believe that some were unaware of or knew of this sacred place in the county...
It’s an Old Oxford memory. The Skipwith House on University Avenue has been gone for years but...
The Levys came to town in the last days of World War II. They opened a small...
Ole Miss grew, and Oxford grew, and so in turn did the airport. And in doing so...
As to Willie Wallace, there is only a handful like him. Some businesses are eclipsed by their...
“I still drive by that place and just look at it remembering a line of kids all...
Johnny was 76 and moved like he was 45, his prime never slowed down until it was...
Phillip Bryant‘s unique law office at the corner of 9th Street and Jefferson gave the steep grade its...
The character of the first order, a dear friend to all that knew him, a worker to...
I think it was the fourth of July, and Oxford gathered in big numbers at Avent Park for...
There were drills and meetings for the guardsman for sure. But add to that the memories of...
This old black & white photograph by Bob Davis could be any small-town intersection in the 1950s....
The old fire truck at Avent Park entertained many a local kid. We drove the big rig,...
“The late-night viewings of ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’ were epic! Audience participation was phenomenal! Flying toast, rice, water,...
Classic Americana as Oxford Boy Scout Troop 144 marches Old Glory around The Square. Photograph © Deborah...