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 bingo benefits for the elderly...
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 bingo benefits for the elderly...
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 around Ballentine Street, where he and his...
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 graduated in 1965, so I barely remember...
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 place. (Photo by: Gus Bennett | The...
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 one thing in common...
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 history. My first actual time...
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. JoLean: I remember the neighborhood from grammar...
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 the time, the Hall was...
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 knew him through Hancock Bank where I...
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 Benevolent Association. I thought that was so, so...
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 through 9. The Hall...
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 like a dance. I went to see Ernie...