City of Meridian Photographic Negative Collection A categorized and sorted list of the photographer s descriptions from the A. G. Weems and Davidson/Revell photographic negative collections which were donated to the City of Meridian Category Chart.. 2 Table of Contents. 3 Photographer s Abbreviations. 5 Other Abbreviations.. 6 City of Meridian Historic Preservation Commission Photographic Negative Collection to place an order call (601) 485-1910 Page 1
Category Chart Number of Envelopes in each Category Total Envelopes is 3,561 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 Number of Negatives in each Category Total Negatives is 22,839 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 Agricultural Business.01 Business.02 Business.03 Business.04 Business.05 Business.06 Business.07 Business.08 Business.09 Business.10 Business.11 Business.12 Business.13 Business.14 Business.15 Business.16 Business.17 Business.18 Cemetery Church City.01 City.02 City.03 Event.01 Event.02 Event.03 Event.04 Organization School.01 School.02 School.03 School.04 School.05 Sports 125 44 49 151 85 34 43 49 89 78 29 12 73 47 101 165 89 122 15 205 21 22 42 10 36 56 24 52 81 2 41 281 341 440 507 Agricultural Business.01 Business.02 Business.03 Business.04 Business.05 Business.06 Business.07 Business.08 Business.09 Business.10 Business.11 Business.12 Business.13 Business.14 Business.15 Business.16 Business.17 Business.18 Cemetery Church City.01 City.02 City.03 Event.01 Event.02 Event.03 Event.04 Organization School.01 School.02 School.03 School.04 School.05 Sports 1205 241 319 1010 399 179 199 234 473 397 2264 185 35 519 182 561 709 541 622 62 749 1751 133 180 397 27 156 532 214 357 745 49 225 3070 3918 City of Meridian Historic Preservation Commission Photographic Negative Collection to place an order call (601) 485-1910 Page 2
Table of Contents Category and Sub Category Link to Category Summary and Detail Agricultural... Business 1 Auto Parts and Repair. 2 Building and Supply; Hardware.. 3 Dealerships; Truck and Car Lots... 4 Financial Institutions; Banks... 5 Furniture; TV and Appliance Stores.. 6 Grocery Stores; Tobacco Stores... 7 Hospitals; Care Facilities. 8 Hotels; Motels... 9 Insurance Companies.. 10 Manufacturing and Industry.... 11 Newspaper; Radio and Television. 12 Office Machines and Supply... 13 Railroad Corporations.. 14 Restaurants; Lounge... 15 Service Stations; Oil Companies... 16 Shopping Centers; Department Stores.. 17 Utility Companies; Telephone.... 18 Miscellaneous... Cemetery.. Church.. City of Meridian & Surrounding Area 1 General... 2 Parks & Lakes.... 3 Special Interest.. City of Meridian Historic Preservation Commission Photographic Negative Collection to place an order call (601) 485-1910 Page 3
Event 1 Celebration or Special Day.. 2 Music - Band or Orchestra... 3 Theatre - Movie Theatre or Play. 4 Pageant - Miss America; etc... Organization. School 1 City Schools... 2 County Schools.. 3 Sorority; Fraternity. 4 University; College.... 5 Miscellaneous.... Sports.... City of Meridian Historic Preservation Commission Photographic Negative Collection to place an order call (601) 485-1910 Page 4
Photographer s Abbreviations Abbreviation Amb. atty ave B.S.A. B.T.U. BIF bldg BSP C of C co D.E. dept E.B. ect ESA etal etc FAA G.A. Coronation gen adjustment GM&O H.S. hwy I.B.E.W. IC Railroad IFO/ifo inc M&B Railroad MCC Mdn MHS misc MJC MS/Miss msc neg/negs NFBPW Club O.E.S. Description attorney avenue (mabey Baptist Student Association) Baptist Training Union building Chamber of Commerce company or county ; example: D.E. Day at Ross Collins department ; example: E.B. Day excerta ; example: ESA Sorority and others excerta Federal Aviation Administration girls auxiliary (Baptist Church) ; insurance? Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad High School highway Illinois Central Railroad in front of incorporated Meridian & Bigbee Railroad Meridian Community College Meridian Meridian High School miscellaneous Meridian Junior College Mississippi miscellaneous negative/negatives City of Meridian Historic Preservation Commission Photographic Negative Collection to place an order call (601) 485-1910 Page 5
pic/pics portrait: b/p portrait: g/p portrait: m/p portrait: w/p presby PTA rev S.&C. S.C.&S. s.s. SIG SP Int st T.A.P.P.I. T.B. TKO TV univ US VFW W.S.O. W.W.&L. W.W.G. picture/pictures Presbyterian Parent Teacher Association reverend Sunday school ; example: SIG Sorority special interest street ; example: T.B. Maps of City Theta Kappa Omega Sorority television university United States Veterans of Foreign Wars Wilbourn, Wilbourn, & Lord Other Abbreviations Abbreviation Description a.01 thru z.98 Organizes subjects alphabetically and helps locate subjects in each category z.99 Organizes miscellaneous subjects in a category to the bottom of that category 9999 Represents an unknown year agw Identifies photographic negatives from the A. G. Weems collection dr Identifies photographic negatives from the Davidson/Revell collection City of Meridian Historic Preservation Commission Photographic Negative Collection to place an order call (601) 485-1910 Page 6