Russell, Edward L.
Description:
Edward L. Russell, seen here around 1911, was general counsel for the Mobile and Ohio Railroad. He is buried in Magnolia Cemetery.
Creator:
William Reed
Date:
c. 1880
Keywords:
railroads, attorneys, lawyers, portraits
Mobile County School Bus
Description:
A Mobile County, Alabama, school bus adorned with an American flag and a symbol of a Patriot.
Creator:
Erik Overbey
Date:
1949
Keywords:
school buses, flags, parks
Zimmer Memorial Home
Description:
Zimmer Memorial Home was a school and home for African American orphans in Mobile, Alabama. It was overseen by the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth and was a segregated institution. In this phot…
Creator:
Erik Overbey
Date:
c. 1925
Keywords:
boys, girls, children, orphanages, orphans, African Americans, priests, nuns, swimmers, swimming, ponds, watering holes, schools
WODX
Description:
An engineer with the WODX radio station adjusting his equipment. The station has operated continuously in Mobile, Alabama, since 1930, although under different call letters.
Creator:
Erik Overbey
Date:
c. 1930
Keywords:
radio stations, engineers
Albright and Wood
Description:
Roy J. Albright owned a string of drug stores in Mobile, Alabama, in the 20th century. Here one of the locations uses its storefront to advertise Gillette razors.
Creator:
Erik Overbey
Date:
c. 1930
Keywords:
drug stores, advertising, razors, shaving
Tony Curtis
Description:
Tony Curtis talks with a reporter from WKRG radio. Curtis was in town to promote his latest film, Flesh and Fury, about a deaf boxer named Paul Callan.
Creator:
Thigpen Studio
Date:
1952
Keywords:
actors, radio stations, movies, films, women
Tiny Diny
Description:
The Tiny Diny, so named for the size of its original restaurant, first opened in Mobile, Alabama, in 1952. Some years later it relocated to larger headquarters and remained a staple of the community u…
Creator:
Julius Marx
Date:
c. 1960
Keywords:
restaurants, diners, food service, Barber's Dairy, automobiles, cars, Coca-Cola
Eddie Stanky
Description:
Edward Raymond "Eddie" Stanky (1916-1999) stands beside the plaque out in front of Stanky Field on the campus of the University of South Alabama. Stanky, who played second base for several Major Leagu…
Creator:
unknown
Date:
1980
Keywords:
baseball players, baseball managers, baseball coaches, jaguars, college coaches, college baseball managers, USA, University of South Alabama, Stanky Field
North Side of Dauphin Street
Description:
The north side of Dauphin Street between Conception and Joachim streets in Mobile, Alabama, shows the Crescent Theater, the C. D. Kenny Coffee Compan, and the Empire Theater. Also visible is the sign …
Creator:
Erik Overbey
Date:
c. 1929
Keywords:
theaters; theatres; movies; films; coffee companies; street scenes; advertising; signs
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Description:
The old altar inside the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Mobile, Alabama. The cathedral was commissioned by Mobile's first bishop, Michael Portier. Its cornerstone was laid in 1835.
Creator:
Erik Overbey
Date:
c. 1925
Keywords:
Roman Catholic Church; altars
