William Faulkner‘s hearse rounding The Square on its way to St. Peter’s Cemetery, July 7, 1962. Photograph...
John Cofield
John Cofield grew up in Oxford. He is a local historian and author. John 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.
Behind Marquis Chevron was a well-traveled apartment complex. I had a good many friends who lived there...
While it may be seen as just another fast-food restaurant, it was more than that for Oxford...
Bob Yerke‘s, yes he shortened his name for the store sign, was a master at Philly Cheesesteak...
He was bigger than life for the kids of Oxford. Johnny Vaught was the king and Archie...
From the third volume of Oxford, Mississippi, the Cofield Collection, this photograph explains the directions the book travels...
No, it was not The Gin, or The Warehouse, it was Ireland’s! Seemingly straight out of a...
Many Oxford children remember the sights and smells of the Lafayette County Co-Op. Seed, feed, and multi-colored chickens...
On The Square, Fall 1961, photograph © Martin J. Dain Collection
Many Oxford folks and Ole Miss alums well remember George Kakales sitting in the first booth at...
Deborah Freeland‘s fine shot of Miss Georgia Isaiah‘s Busy Bee Cafe up on the far hill on...
World War II was won and the boys came home. Military brass salutes the US Army band and...
“Elbert was a fixture at the store. I took this picture in 1973. He was a regular...
U.S. Marshals Surround The Lyceum on September 30, 1962. Photograph by Ed Meek.
“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...