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
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
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
Follies Description:The Follies, a women's mystic society, was founded in 1920 and threw its first ball in 1921. Their emblem is a small female folly. This masked reveler posed for the camera in 1950.Creator:Thigpen Studio
Follies Description:A couple performing during the Follies ball. The theme that year was "Parisian Beaux Arts Ball."Creator:Thigpen Studio
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
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
WKAB Jamboree Description:Crowds attending the anniversary celebration for WKAB Radio in Mobile, Alabama.Creator:Thigpen Studio
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
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
Bank of Atmore Description:The exterior of and sign for the Bank of Atmore, Alabama.Creator:Thigpen Studio
Jack and Jill Workshop Description:African American women attending a Jack and Jill Workshop in Mobile, Alabama.Creator:White's Photo Studio
Pearson Concert Band Description:Members of the Pearson Concert Band of Mobile, AlabamaCreator:Boyle Studio
Fort Whiting Description:The exterior of Fort Whiting Armory, located at Brookley Field in Mobile, Alabama. Construction of the armory was paid for by the federal government during the Great Depression. Completed in 1938, the…Creator:Erik Overbey
Entrance to Spring Hill College Description:This circa 1940 photo shows the entrance to Spring Hill College, a private, Jesuit university in Mobile, Alabama, which was founded in 1830. Seen in the background is the old college library, named i…Creator:Erik Overbey
Order of Dragons Description:The Order of Dragons Mardi Gras ball, held inside the Battle House Hotel in 1946.Creator:S. Blake McNeely
Spinsters Description:Founded in 1911, the Spinsters were made up of unmarried women of Mobile, Alabama, although they changed that rule later so that married ladies could remain a part of the group. Their emblem is a parr…Creator:S. Blake McNeely
Dauphin Island, Alabama Description:In this promotional photograph sponsored by the Mobile, Alabama, Chamber of Commerce, two women toss a beach ball back and forth. The Mobile chamber had made the promotion of Dauphin Island a priority…Creator:unknown
Chowder and Marching Club Description:Jack Edwards (far left) and Richard Nixon at a Chowder and Marching Club meeting, circa 1968. The Chowder and Marching Club was founded in 1949 by thirteen Republican freshmen congressmen, including …Creator:unknown
