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mostly Single-story brick buildings with green roofs and parking lot

Semi-truck with trailer being serviced with hood up

Group of African American men women and children posing in front of wooden church building

Auvergne Church

Black and white people beside building and on rairoad tracks

Multiple single story wooden buildings

Wooden home built into natural rock wall

White man in military uniforms on horseback marching in front of multistory building with round corner tower

Two-story house with "Elks Home" label

Steamboat at dock on river

F. W. Tucker Steamboat

Multistory marble building with cars parked in front

First National Bank

Men standing on railroad tracks in front of several wooden buildings

Gibson's Factory

Gin building and outbuildings with bare trees and railroad

Group of white men in suits with different types of ribbons and sashes poses outside building

Grubbs Odd Fellows

Multistory red brick building with sign saying "Hotel" and chairs and tables on the sidewalk

Multistory brick building with towers

Jackson County Courthouse

Multistory red brick building with large clock tower with statue atop it and a round tower next to it

Jackson County Courthouse

Large number of people gathered around a statue of a soldier

Jackson Guards Memorial

Wooden church building with ivy growing on the front

Jacksonport Church

Side view of single-story brick building on town street corner with "Lackey's Hot Tamales" sign on its side

Lackey's Hot Tamales

Vacant lake with trees on shore on post card

Two white people standing behind counter in store displaying various goods

Two story building beside alley

Several men standing in bank

metal and concrete bridge over river

Multiple story brick building flanked by two single story wooden buildings

Newport Colored High School

Large number of bales sitting on dock

Newspaper front page "Newport Daily Independent"

Newport Daily Independent

Single story brick building beside railroad tracks

Horse and buggy on ferry; town visible across river

Car parked on dirt road by field with debris under trees in it and people in the background

Town map with area affected by fire shaded in

Newport Fire Map

White and African-American men with horses and carriage outside of brick building

Newport Horse and Mule Market

Railroad tracks, trees, water, seen from elevated spot

Newport Rail Yards

Men standing on barge in front of steamboat beside railroad tracks and train

Town street with multistory buildings on both sides

Newport Street Scene

Horse drawn wagon on dirt street outside row of brick storefronts with covered walkways and power lines

Newport Street Scene

Horse drawn wagons loaded with cotton at rail yard with multistory buildings and storefronts in the background

Newport Street Scene

Trees and multistory brick building with tower on city street

Newport Street Scene

Multistory building with clock tower and multistory building with bell tower across from houses on town street in winter

Newport Street Scene

Multistory buildings and power lines on dirt street

Newport Street Scene

Groups of people standing on sidewalk outside single and multistory buildings on dirt street

Newport Street Scene

Multistory building and houses on residential street

Newport Street Scene

Multistory building with single-story brick extension with smoke stack

Paragon Milling Company

White men with rake like tools standing near tents and tables

Small rowboat in front of two large paddlewheel steamers

Snag Boats on White River

Brick church building with steps leading up to front doors

St. Paul A.M.E. Church

Multistory stone church building with tower

St. Paul's Episcopal Church

Single-story building with siding and awning over entrance on street with single-story buildings beside it

Swifton Community Center

Brick church building with multilevel roof and two front doors on street corner

Tuckerman Church

Single story wooden building alongside railroad tracks

Tuckerman Depot

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