Showing posts with label Alabama. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Alabama. Show all posts
Tuesday, October 14, 2025

Alabama Tourism Promotion in 1940

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Earlier this year I wrote an item about Alabama's only welcome center not located on an Interstate highway. In this post I'm contin...
Monday, September 29, 2025

Youth Hockey in Birmingham, 1975-2001

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In his middle and high school years our son Amos played youth hockey in the Birmingham area. Three different organizations have supported th...
Friday, February 9, 2024

Old Alabama Stuff : A Battle House Hotel Menu from 1857

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The Battle House Hotel in Mobile has a long and storied history . The facility originally opened in 1852, but that structure burned in 1905...
Friday, January 12, 2024

There's a Ticket Stub for That: Concerts

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For a long time I've been collecting ticket stubs mostly from events that Dianne, the kids and I have attended over the years. These mem...
Thursday, December 21, 2023

The Empty Project: Alabama (1)

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"I can't live without empty chairs." - Karl Kraus For some time now I've been photographing scenes without people inside t...
Thursday, October 12, 2023

Alabama River at Selma on a 1907 Postcard

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Now we come to a post on one of my favorite topics, old postcards. I've written one piece on a number from my own collection, "Some...
Friday, July 14, 2023

Some Family Photos Winter 1954

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I've done a few posts on this blog exploring old family photographs. One included some photos taken at the Chandler Street house years ...