Though it’s obvious that Mississippi has changed tremendously over the past century, we don’t often put too much thought into just how much it’s changed. Lucky for you, we rounded up some great photos of Mississippi from yesteryear, so you can see the state’s transformation for yourself. Take a look at the following photos, which date back 100 years or more, and get a firsthand glimpse at what Mississippi’s small towns (and a few larger ones) looked like all those years ago.

Mississippi Department of Archives and History Several cars line the street near the Inez Hotel in Brookhaven in the early 1900s.

Hine, Lewis Wickes/LOC This McComb street scene was captured during lunch time in May of 1911.

visityazoo.org A busy street scene in Yazoo from the early 1900s.

lowndeslibarchives.wordpress.com Trolleys make their way through the intersection of Main and Market Streets in Columbus in 1918.

Hine, Lewis Wickes/LOC Textile mill workers head home after a long day in Winona, circa 1911.

LOC A group of golfers and caddies on the Brown’s Wells golf course in Hazlehurst in 1920.

Hine, Lewis Wickes/LOC Young workers at a Laurel cotton mill, circa 1911.

Hine, Lewis Wickes/LOC The small coastal town of Pass Christian, circa 1911.

LOC Several African American men pose with a horse-drawn carriage loaded with bales of cotton in front of the Leflore County courthouse in Greenwood, circa 1920.

Walker222/Wikimedia A crew repaves Taylor Street in Corinth in 1930.

Mississippi Department of Archives and History The Clarksdale freight depot was originally constructed in 1918 for the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad.

wikimedia.org The Mississippi Central Railroad Passenger Train in Sumrall, circa early 1900.

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Mississippi Department of Archives and History

Several cars line the street near the Inez Hotel in Brookhaven in the early 1900s.

Hine, Lewis Wickes/LOC

This McComb street scene was captured during lunch time in May of 1911.

visityazoo.org

A busy street scene in Yazoo from the early 1900s.

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Trolleys make their way through the intersection of Main and Market Streets in Columbus in 1918.

Textile mill workers head home after a long day in Winona, circa 1911.

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A group of golfers and caddies on the Brown’s Wells golf course in Hazlehurst in 1920.

Young workers at a Laurel cotton mill, circa 1911.

The small coastal town of Pass Christian, circa 1911.

Several African American men pose with a horse-drawn carriage loaded with bales of cotton in front of the Leflore County courthouse in Greenwood, circa 1920.

Walker222/Wikimedia

A crew repaves Taylor Street in Corinth in 1930.

The Clarksdale freight depot was originally constructed in 1918 for the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad.

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The Mississippi Central Railroad Passenger Train in Sumrall, circa early 1900.

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