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December 2011
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Attendees of the Maritime
Commission Christmas party, held at the Alabama Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company
headquarters in Mobile, December 1946. Alabama Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company Collection. Negative:
ADDSCO-M-113. |
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Staff working in USA's Frederick P. Whiddon
Administration Building take time out of a busy day to enjoy Christmas treats, December
21, 1990. University of South Alabama Public
Relations Collection. |
November 2011
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Members of the Jensen
family, about 1920. The group may have gathered for the portrait just prior to enjoying a
Thanksgiving feast. Erik
Overbey Collection. Negative: Jensen Family. |
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The singing group Peter, Paul, and Mary
entertain members of the USA family, 1964. University
of South Alabama Public Relations Collection. |
October 2011
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An unidentified man sits in
a buggy while holding the reins of his horse. The photo was taken at Arlington
Fairgrounds, which was located along Mobile Bay, about 1925. Erik Overbey Collection. Negative:
N-4448. |
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Members of the Southeners, USA's official
host organization, 1988. Do you know the names of any of these individuals? If so, please email us. University of South Alabama Public Relations Collection. |
September 2011
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This image shows the
courthouse that used to stand at the corner of Government and Royal streets. It was
constructed in 1889 and designed by Rudolph Benz. The clock tower was 95-feet tall. Sadly
its statuary fell victim to the city's periodic hurricanes. The courthouse was demolished
in the 1950s. Historic America
Magazine, May 30, 1890. Negative: C-30,000. |
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Staff of the Vanguard, USA's
student newspaper, circa 1968. University of
South Alabama Public Relations Collection. |
August 2011
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Children stand outside the Boys Industrail
School in Mobile, Alabama. The school was run by the Brothers of the Sacred Heart. The
image was taken in 1925. Erik Overbey Collection.
Negative: N-2553 |
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A color guard faces the crowd during a pep
rally and press conference celebrating the 20th anniversary of USA's founding. University of South Alabama Public Relations Collection |
July 2011
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This unidentified man
displays a number of flags, among them the Stars and Stripes and the Union Jack. The scene
may have been photographed on a July Fourth some years ago. Also in the image is a banner
reading 'Mobile, Ala." Erik
Overbey Collection. Negative: N-4293A |
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A crowd greets Lady Bird Johnson upon her
arrival in Mobile during her husband's 1964 presidential campaign. One sign reads
"The U.S.A. welcomes Lady Bird Johnson." Also note the "Mobile for
Goldwater" sign. University of South
Alabama Public Relations Collection |
June 2011
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This beautiful image,
presented in honor of Father's Day, shows a young girl with her arm across her father's
shoulder and her other hand lightly caressing his face. Erik Overbey Collection. Negative: Miss M. Jones |
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Guy Diehl places a 33 1/3 rpm record on a
turntable
at the USA student radio station in 1965. University
of South Alabama Public Relations Collection. |
May 2011
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This image shows the old
city hall/Southern Market about 1880. At this time this building was both the seat of
Mobile's government and the location of one of the city's fresh meat/produce
markets. Also shown in this image is the sign for the Gonzales Fish & Oyster Co. The
building now houses the Museum of Mobile. Courtesy of Serena Edgar Willcox. Negative: C-31,168 |
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The 1976 graduating class from USA's College
of Medicine. Note the lone female. At the time, few women sought medical degrees. University of South Alabama Public Relations Collection. |
April 2011
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A Mobile & Ohio engine
sits at the Whistler, Alabama, roundhouse in the 1880s. University of South Alabama Public Relations Collection. Negative: C-10,060 |
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A group of 1966 USA students relaxes
betweens classes. Remember Coke in glass bottles? University of South Alabama Public Relations Collection. |
March 2011
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The original Blessed Martin
de Porres maternity hospital for African-American women was a segregated institution
within the Roman Catholic Church of Mobile, Alabama. This building was operated from 1941
through 1949. Erik Overbey
Collection. Negative: S-3548 |
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Dr. Aaron "Bill" Williams has been
associated with USA since 1967. He is the current director of USA's Coastal Weather
Research Center. He is shown here about 1970. University
of South Alabama Public Relations Collection. |
February 2011
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This photo of J. A. Pope,
founder of the famed Excelsior Band, was taken around 1890. Courtesy of Eoline Scott, granddaughter of J.
A. Pope. Negative: C-15,095 |
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USA students gather together after hearing
word of the shootings at Jackson State University in Jackson, Mississippi, in 1970. The
sign on the left reads in part: "Black students murdered in Mississippi! Mobile
next?!" University of South Alabama
Public Relations Collection. |
January 2011
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A paddle boat heavily damaged by the 1906
hurricane. Erik Overbey Collection.
Negative: C-3018 |
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USA students digging at the Dog River
archeology project in 1978. University of
South Alabama Public Relations Collection. Negative: USA-78-1103 |
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