The Belle of the Bends, launched in 1898 in Jeffersonville, Ind., by the Howard Yard, was near Vicksburg when J. Mack Moore spotted it. The boat spent a lot of time around Vicksburg before it was dismantled in 1919 and had at least two captains from Vicksburg.

Historic photos taken in and around Vicksburg are featured on Sundays in The Vicksburg Post. Many of the photos are from the J. Mack Moore Collection at the Old Court House Museum. Though not all photos were taken by Mr. Moore, they are part of the collection given to the museum by longtime Vicksburg Post managing editor Charles J. Faulk. Appropriate photos from the public will also be accepted and published. To submit a photo, contact Karen Gamble at 636-4545.