Peter A. Brannon created this scrapbook to document a sightseeing trip he made with Clayton Albert, Thomas W. Martin, and Marion Rushton; the group traveled from Claiborne to St. Stephens, Alabama. The scrapbook includes a narrative of the men's...
A sign on a tree reads, "Only graveyard of its kind in the world. Only coon hounds are allowed to be buried. Troop - first dog laid to rest here - Sept. 4, 1937. Please be careful with fire."
The march began on June 5 in Memphis, Tennessee, and ended on June 26 in Jackson, Mississippi. Meredith was injured by gunshots shortly after setting out, and he was not able to rejoin the march until June 25.
The march began on June 5 in Memphis, Tennessee, and ended on June 26 in Jackson, Mississippi. Meredith was injured by gunshots shortly after setting out, and he was not able to rejoin the march until June 25.
"The Alabama Memorial Building, when erected in the center of a square adjacent to the Capitol grounds at Montgomery, Alabama, will house the priceless collections of the State Department of Archives and History. These consist of all State and...
"The contents of this room, a part of Senator King's collections, were presented by Miss Alice M. King in memory of her great uncle, William Rufus King, who, over a period of thirty-three years, held the positions of U.S. Senator from Alabama,...
"The cabinets shown here, from right to left, contain: (1) The silver service presented by the people of the State to the U.S. Battleship 'Alabama' in 1902, and now the property of the State in exchange for a service presented to the new battleship...
"This building is the home of the Alabama State Department of Archives and History. It contains the State's official records, a fine historical reference library, numerous historical museums and oil portraits in addition to the several working...
"The World War Memorial Building, Montgomery, is occupied by the Alabama State Department of Archives and History with its vast collections of archival materials, historical reference library, museums, portraits and statuary. The structure is a...
"Brother Joseph standing by Roman Catacombs, and his first large Church, which were built in 1918. Brother Joseph came to this Country in 1892, as a youth, 13 years of age. He has been a Benedictine Monk over 64 years, and has spent most of his...
"In the main Grotto there are three large statues, one to Mary, the Mother of God, and the other two to St. Benedict and St. Scholastica, the Founder and Foundress of the Benedictine Order of Monks. On the left can be seen a number of Italian...
"Close to the ladies is a replica of Saint Peter's in Rome. In the upper left is St. Anselmo, International Benedictine College in Rome. In the right upper scene is the famous Benedictine Abbey of Monte Cassino. In the lower right is the Colosseum...
"Brother Joseph is standing in front of his Temple of Jerusalem which he constructed in 1934. A native of Landshut, Bavaria, Brother Joseph was 13 years of age when he joined the Benedictine Monastery at Cullman, Alabama, in 1892."