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J.Mack Moore, Riverboat Photographer
| 题名： | J.Mack Moore, Riverboat Photographer |
| 正文语种： | eng |
| 作者： | KEITH NORRINGTON |
| 摘要： | The passing of noted and beloved Vicksburg, Miss., historian Gordon Cotton (1936-2021) on March 7 has struck a blow to those who revered Cotton as a Mississippi icon. It was this writer's pleasure to know him for several decades during his tenure as the director/curator of the Old Court House Museum. This week, in Cotton's memory, I pay tribute to another Vicksburg legend, who recorded many fascinating river photographs for posterity. John Mack Moore, born in 1869, was the son of prominent residents of antebellum Vicksburg. He was only a toddler when the famous 1870 race between the Robt. E. Lee and Natchez had his hometown in a state of excitement as the big sidewheelers passed up- river en route from New Orleans to St. Louis. As a young man, he became an avid and skilled photographer, spending much time at the wharf along the Mississippi and Yazoo, recording on glass plate negatives the daily activity of the busy river landing. |
| 出版年： | 2021 |
| 期刊名称： | The Waterways Jouranl |
| 卷： | 135 |
| 期： | 4 |
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