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  1. 33_2_064 - Cemetery Record Book

    Fairhope Colony Cemetery Record Book for burials in Lot 158. Some information noted below does not appear in this Cemetery Record Book, but is included from other official sources. Grave 1: Hattie Abigail Gray Stewart, died 1934 Grave 2: Frank Stewart, died 1942 Known professionlly as Stewart The Picture Man Grave 3: Homer Snell Dillenback, died 1942 Grave 4: Jessie Brown Bolte, died 1952 AND Jessie Willard Bolte, died 1938 G...

    Record Type: Archives and Videos

    33_2_064
  2. 34_50_036 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph by Frank Stewart, The Picture Man of "Track Laying on People's Railroad, August 14, 1914." This is Wharf Hill going down to the bayfront in Fairhope, Alabama. This photograph was published in a booklet titled "Early Days of Fairhope" in recognition of Faihrope's Centennial Celebration 1894-1994. The booklet is available in the FSTC Archives: PUB_0017_0035. From the Fairhope Public Library Collection and the Fairhope Single Tax Cor...

    Record Type: Photo

    34_50_036
  3. 34_72_151 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph and Historic Sites Survey Update Form dated 2014 of 40 South Section Street (40 Section Street South) in Fairhope, Alabama. This building is located in the Downtown Fairhope Historic District. See 34_71_001-127 for all buildings in this District or search "Downtown Fairhope Historic District." The building is sometimes referred to as The Crain House; please see information below for explanation. The house was built in 1908 as the ...

    Record Type: Photo

    Photograph, Digital
  4. 34_94_006 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph by Frank Stewart, The Picture Man, dated 1916 of the Fairhope Public Library building. A duplicate of this picture is at FSTC-0008 with a slightly different tonal quality. From the Fairhope Public Library Collection and the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.

    Record Type: Photo

    Photograph, Digital
  5. 38_7_001-016 - Article

    Article by Dr. Jeroen Staring titled "Marietta Johnson's School of Organic Education and Evelyn & John Dewey's Schools of Tomorrow Frontispiece Photo." The article was published in Case Studies Journal, Vol. 12, Issue 8, August 2023. The School of Organic Education in Fairhope, Alabama is the subject of Dr. Staring's several articles, particularly on how the School, under the direction of Marietta Johnson, became so well known. Search "Jeroe...

    Record Type: Archives and Videos

  6. 5.15.1-103 - Correspondence

    Correspondence (St-Sw) of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation dated 1936-1954.

    Record Type: Archives and Videos

  7. 7.2.1-172 - Letter

    Correspondence of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation, 1921-1951 (Sm-Sz).

    Record Type: Archives and Videos

  8. BSS.058-062 - Photograph, Digital

    Photographs c.1900 by Lois Slosson Sundberg (with the exception of the house side view by Frank Stewart The Picture Man) of several views of the E. C. Slosson family home in Silverhill, Alabama. The last photo shows the smokehouse in the back. From the Bass Slosson Sundberg Photo Collection of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Photograph Archives

    Record Type: Photo

    Photograph, Digital
  9. BSS.064 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph c.1900 by Frank Stewart, The Picture Man, of five boys fishing in Polecat Creek in Silverhill, Alabama. Robert Ralle, Reuben Sundberg and David Sundberg are in the group. From the Bass Slosson Sundberg Photo Collection of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Photograph Archives

    Record Type: Photo

    BSS.064
  10. BSS.152-153 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph postcard circa 1900 of the entrance to Frank Stewart's place on Polecat Creek near Silverhill, Alabama. Primrose, the dog, is in the foreground. From the Bass Sundberg Slosson Photo Collection.

    Record Type: Photo

    BSS.152-153
  11. BSS.154-156 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph postcard by Frank Stewart, The Picture Man, title High Water, showing the flooding of Pole Cat Creek at the gate to the Frank Stewart property in Silverhill, Alabama, c.1900. Primrose, the dog is pictured in the water. Edward Slosson (aka E.S.) owned property near Mr. Stewart's place, and typed "home sweet home" on the border. Both Stewart and Slosson would move to Fairhope, Alabama. From the Bass Slosson Sundberg Photo Collecti...

    Record Type: Photo

    Photograph, Digital
  12. BSS.230-231 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph postcard by photographer Frank Stewart, The Picture Man, circa 1900, of the upper Fish River. From the Bass Slosson Sundberg Photo Collection.

    Record Type: Photo

    Photograph, Digital
  13. BSS.232-233 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph postcard by photographer Frank Stewart, The Picture Man, c.1900 of the upper Fish River River. From the Bass Slosson Sundberg Photo Collection.

    Record Type: Photo

    Photograph, Digital
  14. BSS.234-235 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph postcard by photographer Frank Stewart, The Picture Man, circa 1900, of the Red Bluffs on Fish River in south Alabama. From the Bass Slosson Sundberg Photo Collection.

    Record Type: Photo

    Photograph, Digital
  15. BSS.236-237 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph postcard titled "Fish River Home Most Charming" by photographer Frank Stewart, The Picture Man, circa 1900. Shows a man standing on the banks of Fish River at a bend. From the Bass Slosson Sundberg Photo Collection.

    Record Type: Photo

    Photograph, Digital
  16. BSS.238-239 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph postcard by photographer Frank Stewart, The Picture Man, circa 1900, of Fish River at Marlow. The card is addressed to Mr. R. Sundberg in Houston, Texas and mentions the poor roads resulting in teams not being able to deliver mail. The one cent postage stamp is clearly visible. From the Bass Slosson Sundberg Photo Collection.

    Record Type: Photo

    Photograph, Digital
  17. BSS.240-241 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph postcard by photographer Frank Stewart, The Picture Man, circa 1900 of a picnic at Yupon on Weeks Bay in Baldwin County, Alabama. From the Bass Slosson Sundberg Photo Collection.

    Record Type: Photo

    Photograph, Digital
  18. BSS.242-243 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph postcard by photographer Frank Stewart, The Picture Man, circa 1900. Shows Slosson family in a boat in Magnolia Springs, Alabama (probably on the Magnolia River). From the Bass Slosson Sundberg Photo Collection.

    Record Type: Photo

    Photograph, Digital
  19. BSS.244-245 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph postcard by photographer Frank Stewart, The Picture Man, circa 1900 of the Magnolia Springs bridge in Magnolia Springs, Alabama. From the Bass Slosson Sundberg Photo Collection.

    Record Type: Photo

    Photograph, Digital
  20. BSS.246-247 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph postcard by photographer Frank Stewart, The Picture Man, circa 1900 shows a home in Magnolia Springs, Alabama with tall pine trees on what is likely the Magnolia River. The back of the post card identifies this as a Stewart photo, with the business located in Silverhill, Alabama (before Frank Stewart moved to Fairhope). From the Bass Slosson Sundberg Photo Collection.

    Record Type: Photo

    Photograph, Digital

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