Related Records

1. BSS.521-525 - Photograph, Digital

   Two photograph postcards by Frank Stewart, The Picture Man, of John W. Ettel pushing a wheelbarrow and showing off his well in Fairhope, Alabama. (Note: On the first image, click the thumbnail to see the entire photograph.) John Ettel and family came to Fairhope in 1895 from New York. The note on the back of the card indicates that these pictures were taken as a joke; Mr. Ettel intended to send them to friends in Florida saying his wife made him ...

   Record Type: Photo

   
2. DBJ-0467 - Photograph, Digital

   Photograph by Arthur M. Dealy of a girl and a black dog standing by a pump house near Fairhope, Alabama From the Dealy Brown Jennings Photo Collection, Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.

   Record Type: Photo

   
3. 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...

   Record Type: Photo

   
4. FMH_0040 - Photograph, Digital

   Iconic photograph dated 1897 of the town pump, Mershon Brothers Store and other buildings in early Fairhope, Alabama. The photographer is unknown, but the rights to the picture were purchased by Frank Stewart, The Picture Man, in 1914. Stewart titled the photo "P.O. Corner in the early days-1897." The post office was housed in the Mershon Brothers store. The store was located on the northwest corner of Section Street and Farhope Avenue - the...

   Record Type: Photo

   
5. FMH_0282 - Photograph, Digital

   Photograph by Frank Stewart, The Picture Man, of a barefoot John W. Ettel pushing a wheelbarrow and showing off his well in Fairhope, Alabama. Ettel and family came to Fairhope in 1895 from New York. See BSS.521-525 for other information about Mr. Ettel. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives. Courtesy of the Fairhope Museum of History, Donelson Collection.

   Record Type: Photo

   
6. FMH_2202-2203 - Photograph, Digital

   Photograph taken by Henry Stuart (Henry James Stuart 1858-1946) of early improvements on his property in Montrose, Alabama which he named Tolstoy Park. The photograph is dated March 25, 1924, and shows the new well and pump, a view of part of his property (he owned ten acres at the time), and an "X" marking where his cabin is located - out of the picture's frame. Stuart writes on the back: "The new well and pump as it looks from the fence we...

   Record Type: Photo

   
7. FSTC-0044 - Photograph, Digital

   This cropped photograph dated 1897 is from the Frank Stewart, The Picture Man, collection. According to Fairhope historian Donnie Barrett, it is unlikely that Stewart took this photograph because he did not move to Fairhope until 1903. Stewart bought the copyright to the picture in 1914. NOTE: see FSTC-0056 for this same photograph cropped to show more of the trees and skyline. AND PMG-1463 shows an uncropped version) The picture shows what...

   Record Type: Photo

   
8. FSTC-0056 - Photograph, Digital

   Cropped photograph dated 1897 by Frank Stewart, The Picture Man. See full description of this photograph at FSTC-0044. This picture is cropped to show more of the trees than FSTC-0044. PMG-1463 shows an uncropped version. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.

   Record Type: Photo

   
9. FSTC-V0024 - Video, Digital

   Video interview dated March 12, 1996 with Flo Coleman Schneider. Mrs. Schneider is the granddaughter of Clement L. Coleman, one of Fairhope's town founders. She is the daughter-in-law of Fairhope Mayor Joe Schneider. Her grandparents Clement "Clem" Lefevre Coleman and Sarah Louise Wood Coleman and her great grandfather George Warren Wood were charter members of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation. Clement Coleman also served as President of ...

   Record Type: Archives and Videos

   
10. PMG-1463-1464 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph #1 is copyrighted by Frank Stewart The Picture Man of the iconic 1897 photo of the center of early Fairhope, Alabama. Stewart titled this "P. O. Corner in the early days- 1897." Stewart did not take this photograph, but bought the rights in 1914. There are other images of this picture in the FSTC Archives (FSTC-0044, FSTC-0056), but this is the original uncropped picture. Photograph #2 is the same corner in 1915. These two pic...

    Record Type: Photo