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.
Continuation of the history of what was then the current force of the Mobile police department, including portraits of Patrolman J.R. Burgess and Porter Lorenzo Avery. Text continued on page 109.
Continuation of the history of Chief Soost's career in the Mobile police department, including portraits of Patrolmen Tim. Ford, C.G. Hill, E.H. Holloway, and J.J. Bromley. Text continues on page 107.
Continuation of the Chief C. Walter Soost bio and Mobile police department history, including portraits of Patrolmen Jas. McGinnis, W.H. Dick, C.K. Spiers, and M. Roat. Text continues on page 105.
Biographical information about Chief C. Walter Soost; includes portraits of Patrolmen John Mason, Jno. Harrison, Alex McCarron, and W.H. McDavid. Text continues on page 103.
Continuation of the Mobile police department, leading into a section for what was then the present police force, and including portraits of Patrolmen W. Harwell, A. Gale, N. Harris, and W.J. Carlisle. Text continues on page 101.
Text detailing the history of the Mobile police department, following the incorporation of Mobile in 1814; includes a portrait image of Chief Police C.W. Soost. Text continues on page 73.
Text detailing the fire department career of Chief Engineer Thomas Francis Price, who succeeded Chief Sloan. Page also includes a photo of United States torpedo boat Porter docked at Mobile. Text continues on page 65.