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1. FMH_0001 - Photograph, Digital

   Photograph by Frank Stewart, the Picture Man, of the porch at the Colonial Inn in Fairhope, Alabama. The hotel, located on Mobile Street directly across from Utopia Park, was built in 1909 and torn down in 1992. Other images of the Inn are available in these Archives; use keywords "Colonial Inn" to search in PHOTOS. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives. Courtesy of the Fairhope Museum of History, Donelson Collection.

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2. FMH_0002 - Photograph, Digital

   Photograph of the bluff overlooking Mobile Bay in Fairhope, Alabama. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives. Courtesy of the Fairhope Museum of History, Donelson Collection.

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3. FMH_0005 - Photograph, Digital

   Photograph of Martha Juzang and her daughter Olivet Juzang (Olivette Juzang Powers 1891-1977). This is dated c.1915 -1920 based on Olivette's youthful appearance. The ladies were members of the Creole community at Magnolia Beach area in what is now the Fairhope, Alabama area. (Note: Olivet's name is also spelled Olivette.) According to Baldwin County, Alabama records, Olivet Juzang Powers married E. D. Powers in December 1916 at Battles Wha...

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4. FMH_0006 - Photograph, Digital

   Photograph by Frank Stewart, The Picture Man, of Jackson's Oak in Daphne, Alabama. This undated picture is c.1915-1920. An older lady wearing a white dress stands under the massive oak. Two automobiles are parked behind her. For other pictures of the tree, use keywords "Jackson's Oak" in these online Archives. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives. Courtesy of the Fairhope Museum of History, Donelson Collection.

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5. FMH_0011 - Photograph, Digital

   Damaged photograph of the steamer Heroine underway on Mobile Bay near Fairhope, Alabama. This side-wheel bay boat had an interesting history. She was built in Glasgow Scotland in 1862 for use as a Confederate blockade runner. After some success against Union ships, she was captured and had the distinction of steaming under both Union and Confederate flags in the Civil War. In 1889 she was purchased by the Eastern Shore Transportation Comp...

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6. FMH_0012 - Photograph, Digital

   Undated photograph of Ellen Hill (Aunt Ellen Hill), long-time resident of Sea Cliff near Fairhope, Alabama. Mrs. Hill, her husband London Hill (died 1905) and family lived in the area for many years. Aunt Ellen Hill died in March 1920. For other pictures of Aunt Ellen Hill, search these online archives using keywords "Ellen Hill." From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives. Courtesy of the Fairhope Museum of History, Donelson Col...

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7. FMH_0013 - Photograph, Digital

   Undated photograph, likely in the 1920s of the Lowell family in Fairhope, Alabama. Martin Luther Lowell (seated on left) operated a store in Silverhill, Alabama before moving to farm in the Euclid community southeast of Fairhope. Mr. Lowell (died 1936) and wife Anna Nelson Lowell (died 1935) moved to Fairhope in 1917 after their house burned. The Lowell family operated a variety of businesses in Fairhope including a dry cleaners and a meat mar...

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8. FMH_0014 - Photograph, Digital

   Photograph likely dated in the 1920s of William Alfred Lewis (1858-1932) and wife Rosetta Lewis (1863-1950) and family members. They are sitting on the steps of their home on Ingleside Street in Fairhope, Alabama. This house was torn down in 2022. Alfred Lewis was the son of John Lewis and Nancy Lewis, former slaves who settled on land which would later become part of the Fairhope Industrial Association. For information on the Lewis family, ...

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9. FMH_0015-0016 - Photograph, Digital

   Photographs (not dated) of Jerome B. Stapleton and wife Lucy Stapleton (Lucy Marion Brown Stapleton 1838-1925). Jerome Stapleton and his brothers Edgar Stapleton and Edwin Stapleton raised cattle on the land which the Fairhope Industrial Association purchased from Mrs. Sarah Tatum in January 1895 (the initial purchase of property for the new Fairhope Colony). This property, sometimes referred to as "Stapleton's Pasture" was the subject of a la...

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10. FMH_0019 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph of Henry George. This black and white picture is a duplicate of FSTC-0254, which is a sepia-toned photograph. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives. Courtesy of the Fairhope Museum of History, Donelson Collection.

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11. FMH_0020 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph of the Battles Pagoda in Battles, Alabama (aka Battles Wharf, Alabama). The Pagoda was built in 1910 by contractor E. D. Brann for Capt. William Curran. Durying its heyday, (c.1910-1925) the Pagoda was the social center of Battles. Dances were held every Saturday night during the season. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives. Courtesy of the Fairhope Museum of History, Donelson Collection.

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12. FMH_0021 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph by Frank Stewart, The Picture Man, titled "Along Fly Creek" in Fairhope Alabama. Not dated, From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives. Courtesy of the Fairhope Museum of History, Donelson Collection.

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13. FMH_0022 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph of passengers waiting to disembark from the steamer James A. Carney. The Carney was owned by the Eastern Shore Transportation Company and saw service on Mobile Bay from 1894 until it was destroyed in the 1916 hurricane. The Carney was launched into service in summer 1894. It was the boat which brought the founders to the eastern shore from Mobile on the afternoon of November 15, 1894 to start the new colony of Fairhope. From the...

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14. FMH_0025 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph of the Mershon Brothers Store in Fairhope, Alabama. This picuture is c. 1897-1899. The store was located on the northwest corner of the intersection of Fairhope Avenue and Section Street, the busiest commercial corner in town. The town pump is shown in the middle of the intersection. Arthur H. Mershon and Nathaniel L. Mershon were the proprietors of the business. The rear of A. H. Mershon's house is seen behind the store buildi...

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15. FMH_0027 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph by Frank Stewart, The Picture Man, of the south side of Magnolia Avenue in Fairhope, Alabama. c. 1905-1915. This is a cropped image of a photograph which is one of three pictures available at BSS.673-678 in these online Archives. The uncropped image shows the full width of Magnolia Avenue as it rises up the summit to the east. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives. Courtesy of the Fairhope Museum of History, Donel...

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16. FMH_0028 - Photograph, Digital

    Two photographs c.1915 by Frank Stewart, The Picture Man, of Fairhope Avenue in Fairhope, Alabama. The pictures are taken looking east (one picture is titled "Fairhope Avenue Looking East") of houses in the 100-block of Fairhope Avenue. In the first picture two figures are seen in the distance walking on the sidewalk toward the downtown area. A horse and buggy are also headed east towards the downtown business center. Power poles are visible ...

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17. FMH_0031 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph by Frank Stewart, The Picture Man, titled "On Bay View Ave" (correctly known as Bayview Street) in Fairhope, Alabama. The photo is c.1910-1915. The picture shows three houses located on the west side of Bayview Street between Fairhope Avenue and Magnolia Avenue. The third house on the left is the home of a Fairhope founder, James Bellangee. At the intersection of Bayview Street and Magnolia Avenue, a large white residence at the ...

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18. FMH_0032 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph of The Fairhope House (aka The Fairhope Hotel) in Fairhope, Alabama. The hotel was the first such business in Fairhope, opening in late 1897-early 1898, and was located on the bluff over Mobile Bay near where Magnolia Avenue makes a large curve to the east. The hotel burned in 1910. The owners Delia K. Bancroft and George M. Bancroft are the couple on the left. The seated gentleman is Mrs. Bancroft's father, George Knowles (aka ...

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19. FMH_0033 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph of George M. Bancroft (1851-1932). Bancroft was an early pioneer of Fairhope, Alabama, serving as president of the Fairhope Industrial Association (prescursor to the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation) from 1899-1903, and in various capacities for at least twenty years. Bancroft was instrumental in securing additional lands for the new Colony of Fairhope. He was involved in several businesses over the years, including owning and ma...

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20. FMH_0034 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph by Harvey Conrow dated c.1932 of Fairhope Avenue in Fairhope, Alabama. The picture is taken from the intersection with Church Street and looks east. Fairhope businesses are easy to see: Hammond's Grocery and Market on the north side of Fairhope Avenue, and across the street the Tea Tile Room, Fairhope Playhouse, Taylor's Restaurant, The Norton House, Lowell Brothers Dry Cleaning and more. Harvey R. Conrow owned Conrow's Photo Shop...

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