Roundabout Oxford® & Ole Miss
The second Lafayette County Courthouse was erected in 1872. This photograph was taken shortly after it
was opened, and the group of men is believed to be jurors. In 1950, large additions were added to both ends of the building.


Author
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.