Mobile Public Library Digital Collections

Mobile Public Library Local History & Genealogy Library

The Local History and Genealogy Library is dedicated to collecting, preserving, and providing access to the history of Mobile, and the greater Gulf Coast region.

Browse Items (5481 total)

Adline Tyler #1103.pdf
Death certificate of Adline Tyler

21 Oct . US authorities seize coffins 1918 p6 Mobile Register.pdf
News article about measures taken to stop undertakers from profiteering off of the epidemic

Sub-headline: Alleged Unscrupulous Methods Causes Confiscation to Protect Victim's Families

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Photos of the ironwork gates at the U.S. Marine Hospital, at 800 St. Anthony Street, Mobile, AL

Letter from U.S. War Department to D.O. Sullivan - mailed 1942 #1.jpg
Typed letter from Guy I. Rowe, Brigadier General, Q.M.C., to the family members of soldiers, letting them know what the soldier's experience at Camp Lee would entail.

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Image of the U.S.S. Alabama in the water

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View of the U.S.S. Alabama in the water, surrounded by a flotilla of small ships, with the words "U.S.S. Alabama - Welcome Home"

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Image of the third U.S.S. Alabama in the water, surrounded by a ring of flowers, with the words "Greetings from California"

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Image of the U.S.S. Alabama in the water, with a man holding the Alabama flag up to look as though it is tied to the ship's mast.

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