What happened? I posted these two photos an hour ago and they disappeared. Anyway, they're both labeled "Natchez." I did a bit of research and I'm about 99% certain this a picture of the Melrose Estate, now part of The Natchez National Historic Park in Natchez Mississippi. It was owned by lawyer, planter, and probable slave owner John McMurran. He lived there from 1830 until the Civil War. My guess is that these two photos are from the fifties or early sixties and that the two ladies in the top photo are tour guides. The bed may be period but that does look like an electric table lamp. The wire is a dead giveaway. I wonder how many slaves were needed to keep the estate running? Lots, I'd bet.
