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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
WKAB Jamboree
Description:
Crowds attending the anniversary celebration for WKAB Radio in Mobile, Alabama.
Creator:
Thigpen Studio
Date:
1950
Keywords:
radio stations; anniversaries; celebrations; jamborees; women; automobiles; cars; trucks; tents; Philco; bicycles; bikes; crowds
Spring Hill College Jesuit House of Studies
Description:
The Jesuit House of Studies building on the campus of Spring Hill College in Mobile, Alabama.
Creator:
Thigpen Studio
Date:
n.d.
Keywords:
colleges, universities, architecture, Roman Catholic Church, Jesuits, Jesuitas, Gesellschaft Jesu, Tovarysstvo Jezisovo, Societas Iesu, Jezuici, Society of Jesus, Jesus Society, Compania de Jesus, Com…
Bank of Atmore
Description:
The exterior of and sign for the Bank of Atmore, Alabama.
Creator:
Thigpen Studio
Date:
1963
Keywords:
banks, architecture, signs
Metzger's Department Store
Description:
Metzger's Department Store in downtown Mobile, Alabama. The store later moved to West Mobile. Also seen In the image is Friedman's Jewelry and Tanner's Kwik Lunch.
Creator:
Thigpen Studio
Date:
1963
Keywords:
department stores, jewelry stores, diners, cafes, lunchrooms, architecture
Thalians
Description:
Members of the Thalian mystic society pose during their tableaux. The theme that year, which is readily evident by the clock, was "Clocks."
Creator:
Thigpen Studio
Date:
1953
Keywords:
Mardi Gras, mystic societies, women, groups, recreation, leisure, masks, maskers, costumes, revelers, skits, plays, tableaux
Nereidy Society
Description:
The tableaux performed by members of the Nereidy Mardi Gras society. The group was founded in 1940 and may have named themselves after Nereid, Neptune's third largest moon.
Creator:
Thigpen Studio
Date:
1955
Keywords:
Mardi Gras, costumes, masks, maskers, skits, plays, tableaux, mystic societies, recreation, leisure, revelers, recreation, leisure
Order of Myths
Description:
The OOM's emblem is a broken column with Folly chasing Death around it. The broken column may have been meant as a symbol for the fallen Confederacy. Others claim it is a broken pillar of life. Using …
Creator:
Thigpen Studio
Date:
1955
Keywords:
Mardi Gras, costumes, columns, bladders, death, skeletons, masks, revelers, maskers, skits, plays, tableaux, mystic societies, recreation, leisure
Order of Myths
Description:
Dancing during the Order of Myths' ball in 1955. Established in 1867, the Order of Myths is among the oldest continuously-parading societies in America, and the oldest in Mobile, Alabama. Because of t…
Creator:
Thigpen Studio
Date:
1955
Keywords:
Mardi Gras, maskers, masks, costumes, groups, gowns, armories, couples, symbols, emblems, dancing, mystic societies
Thalians
Description:
The Thalians were founded in 1937. Here members of the women's mystic society pose in their costumes. The theme for the ball that year was "The Sugar Plum Tree and the Fairy Queen."
Creator:
Thigpen Studio
Date:
1950
Keywords:
Mardi Gras, mystic societies, women, groups, recreation, leisure, masks, maskers, costumes, revelers, skits, plays, tableaux
