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From the Thigpen (S.G.) Papers. Photograph of a log home. Caption on the back explains “An early day Pearl River County house still being used.” Can be found in the book Next Door to Heaven by S. G. Thigpen, with the caption, "A log house, typical of this area 100 years ago, build by Alex Dossett about 90 years ago and now standing on the Dossett old place 12 miles southeast of Picayune and belonging to B. L. Dossett, a grandson whose home is nearby. Note the old time clay and stick chimney, the old time cow hide bottom chairs on the porch, and the heart pine log sills and foundation blocks."

From the Thigpen (S.G.) Papers. Photograph of the Picayune YMCA Swimming Pool. Many people are swimming or sitting on benches on the far side of the pool. Children are lined up to use three diving boards, one high and two low. The pool is surrounded by a chain link fence. Buildings are visible in the background. The caption on the back of the photo gives the history of the YMCA. Can be found in the book Next Door to Heaven by S. G. Thigpen, with the caption, "Picayune YMCA was established in 1928. In purpose and guiding principle it is, as the name implies, Christian. All ages compose its membership. Over 400 boys take part in the baseball program each year, over 400 in the football program, many in the basketball program, the teen-age center is the meeting place for many hundreds of young people. Tennis, bowling, the annual Gulf Coast invitational basketball tournament, swimming, and shuffleboard are among the other activities. The 'Y' has been a great influence in the life of Picayune."

From the Thigpen (S.G.) Papers. Photograph of the statuary at the Crosby House. Caption reads: “Five pieces of statuary adorn the side entrance to the antebellum home along the Hobolochitto River in Northwest Picayune now belonging to R. H. Crosby - Photo by David Thigpen.”