2014 Photos of the Month


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April 2014

April 2014 tent city

 

 

The tent city set up to house the homeless after the devastating fire of 1919.
Miscellaneous Collections.

 

 

April 2014 USA student center

 

 

The USA student center as seen from the small lake on campus.
Nexus (N-86-4).

 

 


May 2014

2014 april mothers day advertisement

 

 

 

Advertisement by the photographer, Erik Overbey, encouraging people to get images made of themselves for dear ole' Mom. Erik Overbey Collection. Negative: S-3262.

 

 

 

 

2014 May The USA "Big Jazz Band,"

 

 

The USA "Big Jazz Band," under the direction of Dr. Wolfram Chanin, plays for dedication ceremonies at the university, May 22, 1966.
University of South Alabama Public Relations Department Collection.

 

 


June 2014

2014 June Royal street

 

 

A view of a section of Royal Street in the early 1960s.
Julius E. Marx Collection. Negative: 622-15-3.

 

 

2014 June An unidentified USA student

 

 

 

 

An unidentified USA student in silhouette at the campus swimming pool.

University of South Alabama Public Relations Department Collection.

 

 

 

 


July 2014

July 2014 Group picnicking at a beach along the Gulf, c. 1900.

 

 

Group picnicking at a beach along the Gulf, c. 1900.
Doris Rich Collection. Negative: C-8028.

 

 

2014 July Members of USA's Society for Creative Anachronism

 

Members of USA's Society for Creative Anachronism, c. 1980.
University of South Alabama Public Relations Department Collection.

 

 


August 2014 

august 2014 back to school photo

 

 

 

This back to school photo, taken at Eichold-Mertz Elementary School in 1972, shows a young boy with two Disney characters. Mobile Press Register Collection. Negative: MPR-75240.

 

 

August 2014 Baseball team members

 

 

USA baseball coach Mel Lucas (far left) and pitcher Milt Jarvis, alongside University of Alabama pitcher Joe Sewell and coach Eddie Propst (far right), 1968. University of South Alabama Public Relations Department Collection.

 

 


September 2014 

September 2014 labor day

 

 

 

A group at a Labor Day event at the Mobile Country Club, 1952. History Museum of Mobile Collection. Negative: MOM-4389D.

 

 

 

Septemebr 2014 USA history professor Dr. Joseph Nigota

 

Beloved USA history professor Dr. Joseph Nigota kept his students on the edge of their seats as he lectured about the Papacy or the Renaissance. Sadly, Dr. Nigota passed away in 2009. He is very much missed. University of South Alabama Public Relations Department Collection.

 

 


October 2014 

October 2014 Halloween trick or teaters

 

 

 

 

A pair of Halloween trick or treaters, 1971. Photo by Roy C. McAuley, Mobile Press Register Collection. Negative: MPR-79901.

 

 

 

 

October 2014 Homecoming maids

 

 

Homecoming maids crown 1971's homecoming queen Lois Richards. University of South Alabama Public Relations Department Collection.

 

 


November 2014
2014 November

 

 

Veterans Day celebration on the Eastern Shore, November 11, 1918. Photo by John H. Butt. Courtesy of Rebecca D. Warren. Negative: CAM-MOBILE1-1912.

 

 

2014 November  class schedule

 

 

 

 

 

Pre-1963 class schedule of the University of Alabama, Mobile Center, which is what USA was known as prior to its establishment by the state legislature as the University of South Alabama. University of South Alabama Public Relations Department Collection.