"Spermfield Dorothy, No. 377,884. 12,928 lbs. Milk, 625 lbs. Fat or 735 lbs. Butter in 12 months. Owned by King Pharr, Catharine, Ala." Postmark on the back is from the 1920s, but the final digit is illegible.
"This chair was a part of a drawing room suite owned by Mr. Bryan Croom of Florida and Montgomery, and was used by Jefferson Davis during the ceremonies of his inauguration as President of the Confederate States of America, February 18, 1861. It...
"Mobile Bay, a body of water thirty miles long and fifteen miles wide, is excellent for yachting, one of the main sports in the Deep South. There are two yacht clubs and many fine private yachts owned by Mobilians." The postmark date on the back of...
The boy appears to be the older brother of the child in #271. The Varner-Alexander family owned the "Gray Columns" mansion before it was sold to Tuskegee University and became the president's home. Ambrotype is 2 x 2.5 inches.
The Varner-Alexander family owned the "Gray Columns" mansion before it was sold to Tuskegee University and became the president's home. Ambrotype is 2.75 x 3.25 inches.
This is from a collection of sixteen slides, chiefly of the Selma to Montgomery March, owned by a Lutheran minister who was possibly the photographer. His name is unknown.
This is from a collection of sixteen slides, chiefly of the Selma to Montgomery March, owned by a Lutheran minister who was possibly the photographer. His name is unknown.
This is from a collection of sixteen slides, chiefly of the Selma to Montgomery March, owned by a Lutheran minister who was possibly the photographer. His name is unknown.