Photograph
"The House Jeff Built"
| Exterior view of Brierfield, a plantation bought by Jefferson Davis in 1835, after he fought in the Mexican War. After the Civil War he bought Beauvoir, a home on the Gulf of Mexico west of Buloxi, Mississippi, but he retained the plantation. |
| Image ID: | 76916 |
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| Creation Date: | |
| Creator Name: | Unknown |
| City: | Davis Bend |
| County: | |
| State: | Mississippi |
| Collection Name: | Subject albums, 1753?-1990? (bulk circa 1850s-circa 1950s) |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | Album 16.81 |
| Original Dimensions: | 4 x 2.5 inches |
| Horses |
| Trees |
| Clothing and dress |
| Dresses |
| Hats |
| Yards |
| Plantations |
| Porches |
| Soldiers |
| Civil War, 1861-1865 |
| Men |
| Outdoor photography |
| Women |
| Flags |
| Signs and signboards |
| Horse-drawn vehicles |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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