King, B. B. Description:B. B. King playing live in front of a Mobile, Alabama, audience.Creator:Domingo Soto
Guthrie, Arlo Description:Arlo Guthrie performs live in Mobile, AlabamaCreator:Domingo Soto
Mardi Gras Description:A Mardi Gras float stands waiting to roll.Creator:Frank Stewart
School Class Description:Two Eastern Shore teachers and their class pose for the camera. Standing at the back are teachers Lois Slosson Sundberg and Olive Woster (or Wooster). Most of the children are identified as well.Creator:Frank Stewart
Crescent City Orchestra Description:Members of the Crescent City Orchestra of New Orleans, Louisiana. The Crescent City was a semi-professional symphonic jazz orchestra founded before the turn of the 20th century. Here they pose while p…Creator:Erik Overbey
Catholic Boys Home Band Description:Members of the Catholic Boys Home Band pose out in front of their orphanage in Mobile, Alabama.Creator:Erik Overbey
Excelsior Band Description:The Excelsior Band was founded in 1883 by John A. Pope. It has since become synonymous with Mobile, Alabama's, Mardi Gras celebration. In this photo the band is seen marching down the street during a …Creator:The Excelsior Band, Inc.
Pearson Concert Band Description:Members of the Pearson Concert Band of Mobile, AlabamaCreator:Boyle Studio
Peter, Paul, and Mary Description:The singing group Peter, Paul, and Mary entertain people at the University of South Alabama.Creator:unknown
University Military School Description:Detail of a smaller image featuring one of the members of the University Military School (UMS) band of Mobile, Alabama.Creator:William Reed
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
Juvenile King and Queen Description:The juvenile king and queen of Mobile, Alabama's, Mardi Gras pose for the camera with their capes laid out before them. They don't exactly looked thrilled to be there. The image was taken circa 1941.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
Cathedral Girls School Band Description:Girls with the Cathedral Girls School Band pose at St. Mary's Orphanage in Mobile, Alabama.Creator:Erik Overbey
Neisner Brothers Description:Construction of the Neisner Brothers department store in Mobile, Alabama. This view shows the rear of the store, which was located at 24 South Royal Street.Creator:Erik Overbey
WKAB Jamboree Description:Crowds attending the anniversary celebration for WKAB Radio in Mobile, Alabama.Creator:Thigpen Studio
Improved Order of Red Men Description:Members of the Brewton, Alabama, chapter of the Improved Order of Red Men. The organization dates back to before the American Revolution. They originally fought to end what they saw as the tyranny of …Creator:unknown
Golfing at the Grand Hotel Description:Golfers and their caddies play a round on the green of the Grand Hotel in Point Clear, Alabama.Date:1951
Bankhead Tunnel Description:Construction of the Bankhead Tunnel, which was a New Deal project financed by the federal government. Construction began in 1938 and finished in 1940. It cost more than four million dollars to build a…Creator:Erik Overbey
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
