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1. 1.10.105-106 - Legal Documents

   James Bellangee's copy of a subpoena for Melville vs Fairhope Single Tax Corporation suit dated 5/4/1914 including names of others summoned to appear.

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2. 1.10.125-126 - Petition

   Petition with no date signed by some members of the Fairhope Single Tax Association. The building being used as a public school and always assumed to be for that purpose is actually owned by the FSTC. This information has just been brought to the attention of the Town of Fairhope, the school board and the public. The signers of this petition want to transfer the ownership so that it will be maintained only for the public school, and to do othe...

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3. 1.10.62 - Membership List

   List of Members of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation presumed to be "on the ground" and qualified to vote and "not in arrears" dated 1/23/1906.

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4. 1.7.3-116 - Meeting Minutes

   This 116 page document contains the Meeting Minutes of the Baldwin County Agricultural Society (also known as the Baldwin County Fruit, Flower and Vegetable Growers Associaton) from July 13,1897 to August 2,1902. It also contains the Constitution, By-laws and Membership Rolls of the Association. The stated object of the Association was to aid one another as to the interests of those engaged in the cultivation of the soil or in the distribution ...

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5. 1906_Courier_Page_105 - Photograph, Digital

   Photograph and description printed in the April 6, 1906 Fairhope Courier of the home of John Zurhorst. This house is located on Fels Avenue in Fairhope, Alabama and was constructed by Charles Littlefield (Littlefied Concrete Company) and the Mershon Merchandising Company. See another picture of this house after it was occupied: DBJ-0895 From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives, Fairhope Courier Collection.

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6. 1906_Courier_Page_249 - Photograph, Digital

   Photograph published in the August 10, 1906 edition of the Fairhope Courier of the residence of Ben Fischer. C. E. Littlefield supplied the concrete bricks for this house. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives, Fairhope Courier Collection.

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7. 1.9.17-20 - Letter

   Letter dated 11/1/1905 to the Executive Council of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation from the Trustees of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation (C. E. Littlefield, Marie Howland and James Bellangee) in which they reply to the questions put forth by "certain parties." These include questions about boat certificates, scrip, and assets and liabilities, among other things. They include a Statement of Assets and Liabilities, List the Donors to the Lan...

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8. 30.39.1-31 - Correspondence

   General correspondence of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation dated October 1927. Of special interest are letters between E. B. Gaston, A. E. Schalkenbach and William R. F. Powell designating the latter two men to officially represent the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation at the upcoming Henry George Congress in New York City. R. F. Powell will be attending also, but not as a designated FSTC representative. 30.39.25 is a comparison betwee...

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9. 31_1915_1-19 - Meeting Minutes

   Meeting Minutes of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation dated Spetember 1915 through December 1915. The Colony Council met twice per month. Most meetings included approval of the previous meeting's minutes, Treasurer's reports (bills to be paid, rent information, cash on hand), lease transfers and Wharfinger's report. In addition, highlights of meetings are as follows: September 6, 1915: Problem of water from the Berglin ice plant and from the ...

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10. 33_2_022 - Cemetery Record Book

    Fairhope Colony Cemetery Record Book Lot 78. Cataloger has additional information about burials in this Lot which were made after the book was no longer in used and is noted: Lot 78 Grave 1. Irene Lucier Buell (Mrs. C. J. Buell) d. 1960 after this book was no longer used Grave 2. C. J. Buell, d. 1924 Grave 3. Shoemaker grave purchased in 1930 (Mrs. Anna S. Shoemaker, wife of William Shoemaker, died 1960 is buried here after this Cemeter...

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11. DBJ-0297-0298 - Photograph, Digital

    Two photographs by Arthur M. Dealy of an outing taken by the Dealy and Littlefield families in 1905 in Baldwin County, Alabama. From the Dealy Brown Jennings Photo Collection, Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.

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12. DBJ-0299 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph by Arthur M. Dealy about 1905 of the Dealy and Littlefield families on a raft or ferry. This is likely the Magnolia River in Magnolia Springs, Alabama. The families had met for an outing. From the Dealy Brown Jennings Photo Collection, Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.

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13. DBJ-0300 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph by Arthur M. Dealy, dated 1905, of the Dealy and Littlefield families on an outing in Baldwin County, Alabama. In this photograph, the subjects are posed in a carriage with two horses. Mr. C.E. Littlefield has the reins. From the Dealy Brown Jennings Photo Collection, Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.

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14. DBJ-0895 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph by Arthur M. Dealy of the John Zurhorst house built in 1906 on Fels Avenue in Fairhope, Alabama with unidentified people pictured. The house was built by builder Charles E. Littlefield and constructed of cement blocks. From the Dealy Brown Jennings Photo Collection, Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.

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15. FMH_0196 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph (dated after 1915) by Frank Stewart, The Picture Man, titled "Public School in Distance" of the Public School building in Fairhope, Alabama. The building was located on the northeast corner of Church Street and Morphy Avenue where the Fairhopers' Community Park is located today (2022). The school was built in 1909-1910 by E.D. Brann with Charles Littlefield concrete bricks. Dedicated on April 11, 1910. From the Fairhope Single ...

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16. FSTC-0024 - Photograph, Digital

    Undated photograph (but after 1915) by Frank Stewart, The Picture Man, of the Public School building in Fairhope, Alabama. The building was located on the northeast corner of Church Street and Morphy Avenue where Fairhopers' Community Park is currently located.. The school was built in 1909-1910 by E.D. Brann with Charles Littlefield concrete bricks. Dedicated on April 11, 1910. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Photo Archives. A ...

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17. PMG-1262-1263 - Photograph, Digital

    Post card photograph by Mr. Robac dated 1915 of a C. E. Littlefield diorama of Fairhope bayfront. It is titled "Portion of Fair Showing Painting by Mr. Littlefield, Fairhope, Ala." The post card was sent by Nathanial Mershon of Fairhope, Alabama to his nephew Cornelius A. Gaston as a Christmas and New Year greeting. This is a better quality and uncropped image duplicate of FSTC-0283. From the Paul M. Gaston Collection, Fairhope Single Tax Co...

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18. PMG_1824_1895 - Photograph, Digital

    Collection of photographs (cabinet cards) from the Paul M. Gaston Collection. These pictures were taken in professional studios in Iowa. With the exception of the third image of Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel Mershon (cataloged in these Archives as PMG_1826), the subjects are unknown, but some are likely members of the extended Mershon family. Two of the photographers, Jasper T. Kearns and C. E. Littlefield, are figures in Fairhope history and their ...

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19. PMG_1845_1846 - Photograph, Digital

    Photographs of Arthur H. Mershon and wife Lutie Barlow Mershon taken at the Cottage Gallery in Anamosa, Iowa by C. E. Littlefield (1853-1918). The Mershons moved to the new single tax colony of Fairhope, Alabama in late 1895; these pictures were probably taken prior to their departure from Iowa c. early 1890s. Charles E. Littlefield and family moved to Fairhope in 1899 for Littlefield's health. He opened a furniture and home furnishings sto...

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20. vi.12.10-11 - Letter

    Letter dated 9/10/1908 to E. B. Gaston from James O. Smith of Mobile, Alabama. The gist of the letter seems to be getting together a group of voters for an election. (Likely between Will Hodge and S. H. Dent Jr. See letter dated 9/8/1908 from Samford to Smith). He says that Gaston may call upon Mr. Littllefield to help him get up the "Samford" voters to go to Battles in a launch or wagon. He hopes Gaston can arrange with Mr. Mershon and othe...

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