The South side of The Circle at Ole Miss, about 1861. In 1860, from an "Oxford Intelligencer" newspaper article, they "topped" the trees. They thought it made them grow out thicker at the top, producing more shade.
Here are two pictures of the same place on campus, the South side of The Circle. On the right in both pictures, is the South Dorm, built in 1848. On the left, is the South Professors Residence, also built in 1848. They are all original buildings at the University.
The lower picture has about one third of the 1860-1861 student body present.
Don’t miss the boys hanging out of the dorm windows. Human nature does NOT change, from 1861 to today!
There were also one of each building on the North side of The Circle, on the other side of The Lyceum.
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