100 Men Hall People Project

Lucille Ann Williams and Patrice Williams Tryman

Lucille Ann Williams and Patrice Williams Tryman

DAY 004 Lucille Ann Williams and Patrice Williams Tryman photographed exclusively for the 100 Men Hall People Project (100MHPP). Ann - My great grandfather was John L. Collins, one of the founders ...

Michelle “Micky” Arnold [Raw Oyster Marching Club]

Michelle “Micky” Arnold [Raw Oyster Marching Club]

DAY 005 Michelle “Micky” Arnold [Raw Oyster Marching Club] photographed exclusively for the 100 Men Hall People Project (100MHPP).The Tarts and Tramp ball was the first time I came to the Hall. I h...

Sharmaine Rieux, Jason Forte and Jardyn Forten

Sharmaine Rieux, Jason Forte and Jardyn Forten

DAY 006 Sharmaine Rieux, Jason Forte and Jardyn Forten photographed exclusively for the 100 Men Hall People Project (100MHPP). Sharmaine - I grew up hearing abut the balls here. The ones held here ...

Charles E. Joseph

Charles E. Joseph

DAY 007 Charles E. Joseph photographed exclusively for the 100 Men Hall People Project (100MHPP). Back then, when I was in grammar school, the organization used the Hall for meetings and business t...

Remy Wiecek

Remy Wiecek

DAY 008 Remy Wiecek photographed exclusively for the 100 Men Hall People Project (100MHPP). Remy is a member of the The Bay Ratz Marching Battery, which is a group of kids of all ages who have one ...

Denise Davis & Gisele Bradley [Esperanza Club]

Denise Davis & Gisele Bradley [Esperanza Club]

DAY 009 – Denise Davis & Gisele Bradley [Esperanza Club] photographed exclusively for the 100 Men Hall People Project (100MHPP). Denise: My grandparents and my parents let us come to dances her...

Desirae Duncan

Desirae Duncan

DAY 010 – Desirae Duncan photographed exclusively for the 100 Men Hall People Project (100MHPP). I first heard of the Hall a few months after I moved here; but my first time actually visiting the H...

Holly Lemoine-Raymond

Holly Lemoine-Raymond

DAY 011 – Holly Lemoine-Raymond, photographed exclusively for the 100 Men Hall People Project (100MHPP). My first encounter with the Hall was a memorable one. From the first time I saw the Hall I w...

Edwin and Denise White

Edwin and Denise White

DAY 012 – Edwin and Denise White photographed exclusively for the 100 Men Hall People Project (100MHPP). Denise – We didn’t move here until four and half years ago, and Edwin had moved here nine mo...

Andy Galloway

Andy Galloway

DAY 013 Andy Galloway photographed exclusively for the 100 Men Hall People Project (100MHPP). My grandma’s daddy used to stay over here, Buddy Nichols. He used to shine shoes and I used to come whe...

Tricia McAlvain [Raw Oyster Marching Club]

Tricia McAlvain [Raw Oyster Marching Club]

DAY 015 Tricia McAlvain [Raw Oyster Marching Club] photographed exclusively for the 100 Men Hall People Project (100MHPP). The photo shoot (100 Men Hall People Project) was my first memory, persona...

Eric Nichols

Eric Nichols

DAY 016 Eric Nichols photographed exclusively for the 100 Men Hall People Project (100MHPP). My grandmother was the secretary of the 100 Men Hall for many years. Her name was Eretta Benoit and she ...

Venett Saucier

Venett Saucier

DAY 017 Venett Saucier photographed exclusively for the 100 Men Hall People Project (100MHPP). I started coming here when it became musical but it was a bingo hall first where there was a lot of bi...

Isaac J. “Guitar Bo” Darensbourg

Isaac J. “Guitar Bo” Darensbourg

DAY 018 Isaac J. “Guitar Bo” Darensbourg photographed exclusively for the 100 Men Hall People Project (100MHPP). Born November 19, 1937 in Bay St. Louis, Guitar Bo lived his entire life in and arou...

Jerry “Fish” and Melva Fisher

Jerry “Fish” and Melva Fisher

DAY 019 Jerry “Fish” and Melva Fisher photographed exclusively for the 100 Men Hall People Project (100MHPP). I’ve known about the Hall my whole life. We were raised right around the corner. I grad...

Victoria Money

Victoria Money

DAY 020 Victoria Money photographed exclusively for the 100 Men Hall People Project (100MHPP). I started coming here with friends and saw bands and now I’m slowly learning about the history of this...

Enoch Oguntuase

Enoch Oguntuase

DAY 021 Enoch Oguntuase photographed exclusively for the 100 Men Hall People Project (100MHPP). Enoch is a member of the The Bay Ratz Marching Battery, which is a group of kids of all ages who have...

St. Reggie Williams

St. Reggie Williams

DAY 022 St. Reggie Williams photographed exclusively for the 100 Men Hall People Project (100MHPP). I moved to Bay Saint Louis in junior high school. I knew about this place and had heard about the...

Wendo Brunious and JoLean Barkley

Wendo Brunious and JoLean Barkley

DAY 023 Wendo Brunious and JoLean Barkley photographed exclusively for the 100 Men Hall People Project (100MHPP). Neither of us had heard of the Hall before we were contacted about doing the mural....

Ellis Anderson

Ellis Anderson

DAY 024 Ellis Anderson photographed exclusively for the 100 Men Hall People Project (100MHPP). I moved to Bay St. Louis full-time in 1995 and would ride my bike and walk my dogs all around town. At...

Tammy Corr [Raw Oyster Marching Club]

Tammy Corr [Raw Oyster Marching Club]

DAY 025 Tammy Corr [Raw Oyster Marching Club] photographed exclusively for the 100 Men Hall People Project (100MHPP). I learned about the Hall through Jesse Loya because he was a contractor and I k...

David and Cameron Adams

David and Cameron Adams

DAY 014 David and Cameron Adams photographed exclusively for the 100 Men Hall People Project (100MHPP). It was the name of the Hall that first caught my attention- the Hundred Members Debating Bene...

Gus Bennett and the 100 Men Hall People Project

Gus Bennett and the 100 Men Hall People Project

The 100 Men Hall People Project invited any person that has a history with the 100 Men Hall to come have their photograph taken by Gus Bennett during the week of February 10 through 16 and March 6...

Dianne Frederick

Dianne Frederick

DAY 026 Dianne Frederick photographed exclusively for the 100 Men Hall People Project (100MHPP). My parents came here, but our time here was short lived. The Hall had something on Monday nights lik...