John Cofield’s Photo of the Week: “William Faulkner Nobel Laureate”
December 7th, 2023 | by John Cofield
Our finest hour tolled some 4,700 miles from Lafayette County, Mississippi, as King Gustaf VI of Sweden presented the 1949
About John Cofield
John Cofield grew up in Oxford. John is the son of renowned University photographer, Jack Cofield. His grandfather, J. R. "Colonel" Cofield, was William Faulkner's personal photographer, and for decades was Ole Miss annual photographer. Four generations of the Cofield family have contributed to Oxford's pictorial history.
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John Cofield’s Photo of the Week: “Oxford Hospital and Bramlett Hospital 1927”
November 29th, 2023 | by John Cofield
Up until the early 1960s, private hospitals met the local needs. Oxford Hospital and Bramlett Hospital were privately run for
John Cofield’s Photo of the Week: “J.W.T. Faulkner”
November 20th, 2023 | by John Cofield
Like with so many other Old Oxford names, these books can’t avoid running across the Falkners and Faulkners, nor would
John Cofield’s Photo of the Week: “Bluebirds Still Swoop at St. Peter’s”
November 13th, 2023 | by John Cofield
“Bluebirds still swoop through the old cedars, and deer and silver fox roam the ancient boxwoods. Quiet, except for the
John Cofield’s Photo of the Week: “Abbeville of Old”
November 8th, 2023 | by John Cofield
The wagons rolled in, and mules, tractors, and trucks came and went. The lent lazily floated by and the burning cotton seed
John Cofield’s Photo of the Week: “Nickels to Dimes”
October 30th, 2023 | by John Cofield
There was once a time when the grammar school boys raced to The Oxford Eagle to buy papers for five cents
John Cofield’s Photo of the Week: “William Faulkner’s Hearse Rounding The Square”
October 24th, 2023 | by John Cofield
William Faulkner‘s hearse rounding The Square on its way to St. Peter’s Cemetery, July 7, 1962. Photograph by Martin J.
John Cofield’s Photo of the Week: “Benbow Village”
October 17th, 2023 | by John Cofield
Behind Marquis Chevron was a well-traveled apartment complex. I had a good many friends who lived there through the semesters.
John Cofield’s Photo of the Week: “Danver’s”
October 2nd, 2023 | by John Cofield
While it may be seen as just another fast-food restaurant, it was more than that for Oxford folks and Ole
John Cofield’s Photo of the Week: “Yerk’s Submarine Sandwiches”
September 26th, 2023 | by John Cofield
Bob Yerke‘s, yes he shortened his name for the store sign, was a master at Philly Cheesesteak Subs. Many a
