Tag: History
The Can’t Get Away Club
During some of Mobile’s darkest days, a special group of citizens stared into the face of death for the sake of the greater good.
Change of Course
In 1916, a new golf course for the Country Club of Mobile changed the face of Spring Hill.
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Do any Mobile buildings have cast-iron facades?
The Blizzard Carnival
The Mardi Gras of 1899 put the resolve of Mobile revelers to the ultimate test.
The Arson Ladies
In 19th-century Mobile, one household of well-to-do women had mischief up their sleeves.
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Did Al Capone ever visit Mobile during its bootlegging heyday?
In Port, circa 1900
A group of unidentified seafarers pose in Mobile harbor.
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What is the oldest house in Mobile?
How to Be Beautiful in Old Mobile
Born in 1865, Frances V. Beverly toiled away at her home on Government Street throughout...
“Mobile” Santa, 1951
The man in red with adoring fans Original photo from the Erik Overbey Collection, The Doy Leale McCall Rare Book and...