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  1. 1897_Courier_Page_49 - Newspaper Article

    Picture of the first Fairhope Wharf with caption printed in the September 1, 1897 Fairhope Courier. See FSTC-0368 in these archives for a clear copy of this picture. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.

    Record Type: Archives and Videos

    1897_Courier_Page_49
  2. 1901_Courier_Page_037 - Photograph, Digital

    Photographs printed in the March 15, 1901 Fairhope Courier newspaper of the Fairhope House Hotel, the home of William J. de la Mare, the water tank and Mershon Brothers store, Fairhope Avenue, Jackson's Oak, the Fairhope Wharf and A. H. Mershon's house. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives, Fairhope Courier Collection.

    Record Type: Photo

    1901_Courier_Page_037
  3. 1901_Courier_Page_149 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph from the October 15, 1901 edition of the Fairhope Courier of Marie Howland's house, The Pines, which also served as the Fairhope Public Library from 1900-1908. (The Library's first dedicated building opened at 10 N. Summit Street in September 1908.) From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives, Fairhope Courier Collection.

    Record Type: Photo

    1901_Courier_Page_149
  4. 1901_Courier_Page_165 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph from the November 15, 1901 Fairhope Courier of the Bay Boat Steamer Fairhope. This boat was built by the Fairhope Industrial Association to provide direct passage to and from Mobile. It started service in 1901. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives, Fairhope Courier Collection.

    Record Type: Photo

    1901_Courier_Page_165
  5. 34_49_009 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph of poor quality c. 1915, published in the City of Fairhope Centennial supplement to the Fairhope Courier, July 2-3, 2008. This is the First Baptist Church, built in 1915, located on what is now St. James Avenue in Fairhope, Alabama. The church is the first official structure for this congregation; they met in community halls prior to the church's contruction. From the Fairhope Public Library Collection, Fairhope Single Tax Corpo...

    Record Type: Photo

    34_49_009
  6. 34_49_014 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph of poor quality published in the City of Fairhope Centennial supplement to the Fairhope Courier, July 2-3, 2008. This is St. James Episcopal Church, built 1957, on the same site as the original structure, which was a 1915 church built by the Baptist congregation. When the Baptists built a new church c. 1922, the Episcopalians acquired it - it was consecrated for their purpose in 1924. From the Fairhope Public Librayr Collection ...

    Record Type: Photo

    34_49_014
  7. 34_50_033 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph c.1922 of the Metropolitan Restaurant at the corner of Fairhope Avenue and Summit Street. This picture with caption appeared in the booklet "Early Days of Fairhope" published in recognition of Fairhope'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 Corporation Online Archives

    Record Type: Photo

    34_50_033
  8. 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
  9. 34_50_039 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph of The Fairhope Hotel c. 1925 at the northwest corner of Summit Street and Fairhope Avenue in Fairhope, Alabama. This was the second Fairhope Hotel - the first one (located on the bluff at above North Beach) burned in 1910. This picture was published in "Early Days of Fairhope" in recognition of the Centennial celebration of the founding of Fairhope, Alabama. 1894-1994. The booklet is available in the FSTC Archives: PUB_0017_0035....

    Record Type: Photo

    34_50_039
  10. 34_50_041 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph of a Fairhope mail carrier in a donkey cart in Fairhope, Alabama. c. 1915. The picture is from "Early Days of Fairhope" published in recognition of the Centennial of Fairhope's founding 1894-1994. The booklet is available in the FSTC Archives: PUB_0017_0035. From the Fairhope Public Library Collection and the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.

    Record Type: Photo

    34_50_041
  11. 34_50_046 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph of the A. O. Berglin home in Fairhope, Alabama. This was located at the southeast corner of Church Street and Fairhope Avenue and built in 1901. The family's meat market "Berglin The Butcher" was on the bottom floor. The house was moved to the corner of Church Street and De La Mare (the southern corner of their FSTC lease) in 1916. Berglin got out of the meat business in 1905, and in 1908 started the Fairhope Creamery in the form...

    Record Type: Photo

    34_50_046
  12. 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

  13. 40_32_001-024 - Newspaper

    Newspaper supplement recognizing Baldwin County's Bicentennial in 2009. Published by Gulf Coast Newspapers on November 4-5, 2009 and titled "Heritage Harbor Days - Celebrating Baldwin Coumty's Bicentennial." Includes articles on Baldwin County history, the USS Alabama, Fairhope Museum of History, Fire Towers, Quilters and Logging. In addition many photographs of Baldwin County communities are included. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corp...

    Record Type: Archives and Videos

  14. Baldwin_0001-0037 - Photograph, Digital

    The Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Baldwin Collection consists of 37 photograph portraits taken in Kansas, with at least one taken in Ruskin,Tennessee. There are no names on these photographs. The pictures are in a beautiful photograph album with a decorative hard cover and cardboard pages in which the pictures are inserted. The Baldwin Collection is archived in pdf format. About the Family: Winfield Scott (W. S. ) Baldwin (1846-11/16/19...

    Record Type: Photo

  15. BSS.143 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph by Lois Slosson Sundberg circa 1901 showing the team of Slosson horses in front of the Baldwin Store at Marlow, Alabama on Fish River. From the Bass Slosson Sundberg Photo Collection.

    Record Type: Photo

    BSS.143
  16. 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
  17. 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
  18. BSS.158 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph by Lois Slosson Sundberg circa 1900 of the Fish River Ferry in Marlow, Alabama. From the Bass Slosson Sundberg Photo Collection.

    Record Type: Photo

    BSS/158
  19. BSS.159 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph by Lois Slosson Sundberg circa 1900 of Fish River Landing in Marlow, Alabama. From the Bass Slosson Sundberg Photo Collection.

    Record Type: Photo

    BSS.159
  20. BSS.161-163 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph by Lois Slosson Sundberg circa 1900 of Flossie Pierce in a boat on Fish River in Marlow, Alabama. From the Bass Slosson Sundberg Photo Collection.

    Record Type: Photo

    Photograph, Digital

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