Monday, May 4, 2015

Bookmarks for Some Alabama Bookstores (2)

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In October 2014 I posted the first installment of a series on bookmarks with some sort of Alabama connection. That post covered some of my ...
Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Mother's Days Past in Alabama

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Celebrations of motherhood were practiced among ancient cultures, including the Greeks and Romans. A modern day to honor mothers is celebr...
Monday, April 27, 2015

A Film Projection Course at Auburn in 1923

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Who knew that in 1923 Auburn University--then known as Alabama Polytechnic Institute [API], of course--had a Motion Picture Projection Depar...
Thursday, April 23, 2015

Valley Elementary School in Pelham on a Postcard

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Recently I was going through my Alabama postcard collection and came across the one below. Both of our children attended Valley, and I remem...
Monday, April 20, 2015

The Long, Strange History of "Alabama Song"

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Recently the Library of Congress added The Doors first album The Doors to its National Recording Registry  that recognizes items of importa...
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Thursday, April 16, 2015

Birmingham Photo of the Day (31): Shades Mountain Filtration Plant in 1908

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Yet another example from the 1908 book Views of Birmingham is the photograph below of the massive Shades Mountain water filtration plant, l...
Monday, April 13, 2015

Films Based on Augusta Wilson's 1867 Novel St. Elmo

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Recently I made one of my frequent visits to Lantern, the Media History Digital Library , a wonderful resource that makes available full tex...