John Cofield

John Cofield’s Photo of the Week: “The Original City Grocery”

John Cofield November 27, 2025

The original City Grocery in Oxford, Mississippi, owned by the Fudge family. Today's City Grocery restaurant lives there.

The original City Grocery in Oxford, Mississippi, owned by the Fudge family. Today’s City Grocery restaurant lives there.

John Cofield

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John Cofield grew up in Oxford. He 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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