Monday, April 25, 2016

Alabama Book Covers (11): "Alabam'" by Donald Henderson Clarke

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So far all of the books and authors in this series have had solid connections to Alabama. This one is a bit more tangential.  Donald Hende...
Thursday, April 21, 2016

Old Alabama Stuff (12): "Let's Get Rid of Alabama's Shame"

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In 1928 Alabama became the last state to abolish the convict lease system of prison labor. Since 1875 the state and county prison systems h...
Monday, April 18, 2016

Birmingham Photos of the Day (44): Six Cafes

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Back in February I did a blog post on some drug stores in Birmingham in 1906 that offered sandwiches and soda . I thought I'd continue t...
Friday, April 15, 2016

Alabama Library History: Woodlawn in 1949

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Women and their clubs have been very important to the development of public libraries in America. In a paper written in graduate school I e...
Monday, April 11, 2016

Movies with Alabama Connections (6): I Love You Again

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I recently watched the 1940 film I Love You Again on Turner Classic Movies, drawn by one of the many delightful pairings of William Powell ...
Monday, April 4, 2016

Film Actresses from Alabama Before 1960 (4): Mary Anderson

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Back in January of this year I did a post in the "Movies with Alabama Connections" series on Lifeboat , a 1944 Alfred Hitchcock f...

Alabama Book Covers (10): Augusta Evans Wilson

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Back in April 2015 I posted an item about the films based on Augusta Evans Wilson's 1867 novel--and massive bestseller-- St. Elmo. Now ...