Firemen, church members and a large amount of bricks and debris from the explosion are visible. The Liberty Contracting Company can be seen across the street in the background.
Plate 14 from FORTY ETCHINGS: FROM SKETCHES MADE WITH THE CAMERA LUCIDA, IN NORTH AMERICA IN 1827 AND 1828 by Captain Basil Hall. From the author's description: "Sometimes the monotony of the Pine Barren was interrupted in no very pleasant style by...
This article by Bill Ziebach describes Boykin's efforts to get federal assistance in investigating and exterminating the fire ants infesting the southeastern United States. From The Mobile Press-Register.
Newspaper article describing Grenier's heroism at the Remagan Bridge across the Rhine River in Germany. He was awarded the Bronze Star for his actions.
This cartoon depicts a fire of "Hard Times" in the "Flush Times Bldg." A couple on the roof dine at a table labeled "Spent House," while a man labeled "War Stamps" jumps off the roof with a "War Bond Parachute." A fireman labeled "Relief" is...
Crowd gathered on a street in Mobile, County, Alabama, while men are putting out a fire in the background. The postmark date on the back of this postcard is May 26, 1919.
Members of the fire department are seated on the engine: Henry J. Rosenstihl, chief; J. O. Wilson, driver; Frank Stroud; Tom Cooper; Bob Alexander; J. O. Dickey; John Barbaree; Will Hough; Dan McLean; Ed Dykes; Kinch Varner; Henry Harris; Charlie...
"'Back at our air base in England those USO units were really entertaining,' said Pou. 'Despite air raids, the show always went on.' Pou, first pilot on a B-17, was shot down March 8, 1944, by German fighters on the second large Berlin raid. Two of...
"Volunteer Defense Firemen in Mobile have been training for the real thing and Auxiliary Fire Company 10-A pictured above are the proud winners of a contest conducted by the Mobile County Council of Defense. The coveted prize was $25.00 in cash...
This article discusses a campaign begun by the American Legion of Alabama to raise money for a memorial building in Montgomery, which would also function as the state archives: "The proposed fireproof building will hold the state's valuable...
"This home was built in 1815 by Col. Leroy Pope, 'The Father of Huntsville', and overlooks a hill. Later it became the home of Leroy Pope Walker, who as Secretary of War for the CSA, gave the order to fire on Fort Sumter, which began the War...