Founded in 1978, The Doy Leale McCall Rare Book and Manuscript Library owns more than one million images as well as numerous manuscript collections reflecting the history of Mobile, Alabama, the surrounding area, and the University of South Alabama. We are particularly strong in civil rights, women's history, political history, the environment, and Civil War history. For questions, please call 251.434.3800 or email mccalllib@usouthal.edu.
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24 April 1941 by McCall Library
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The Mobile Carnival Association's Mardi Gras king for 1905 Orville Cawthon. (read more)
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This is believed to be a group of Mardi Gras maskers enjoying the festivities in Mobile, Alabama. We would love to know more about this group. ... (read more)
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The Order of Myths mystic society of Mobile, Alabama, is the city's oldest -- and one of the oldest in the United States. Its theme is ... (read more)
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This is probably a staged scene but not too far removed from the aftermath of many of Mardi Gras celebration in Mobile, Alabama. (read more)
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Dancing on Joe Cain's grave is one of the annual events held in Mobile, Alabama, during Mardi Gras to celebrate the memory of Joe Cain, who ... (read more)
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Mobile, Alabama, has two Mardi Gras associations, which are split along lines of race. The Mobile Area Mardi Gras Association is comprised of African Americans. Here ... (read more)
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Mobile, Alabama, devotes an entire day during the two weeks of Mardi Gras to celebrate the memory of Joseph Stillwell Cain Jr., a town clerk who, ... (read more)
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Azalea Trail maids curtsy before the Mobile Area Mardi Gras Association's 1975 royal couple, Walter Beck LeFlore and Winfred A. Lucy. The Azalea Trail was begun ... (read more)
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Mobile, Alabama's, "man of many faces" Louis Diemert dressed as a bride. Standing beside him are Robert Cloud, left, and Gerald Morris. From the 1920s until ... (read more)
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Two young women pose in the photographer's studio during a Mardi Gras long ago. (read more)
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Employees of the Oakdale Ice and Fuel Company don masks as they prepare to follow behind one of the Mardi Gras parades. In days past, businesses ... (read more)
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A Mystic Order of Moonpies mystic society float rolls down Government Street on Joe Cain Day. The float paid tribute to University of Alabama football coach ... (read more)
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The former home of O. H. Delchamps, co-founder of the Delchamps food store chain of Mobile, Alabama. (read more)
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Until a year or so ago, this home was the location of one of Mobile, Alabama's, most well-known restaurants, The Pillars. (read more)
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Shown in this image are a Sinclair Gas Station, a Goodyear Tire and Rubber store, and the Haiman Building. (read more)
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At one period in the past, this structure housed the Southern Memorial Life Insurance Company. (read more)
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This home was designed by the American architect George Rogers (1870-1945), who created the plans for many buildings in Mobile, Alabama, including the public library and ... (read more)
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Built in 1871 by Duncan T. Parker, a cotton factor, this Italianate structure suffered serious damage by Hurricane Frederic in 1979. Parker, who had bought the ... (read more)
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This building used to house the long-standing, Mobile, Alabama, law firm of Cunningham, Bounds. (read more)
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This store was located on the corner of Dauphin and Ann streets in Mobile, Alabama. (read more)
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