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  1. 31_1925_1-11_Page_08 - Meeting Minutes

    Meeting MInutes of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation dated November 2, 1925 concerning the suit filed against the FSTC by Richard Harwell for injuries sustained in an accident on the chute at the Wharf in summer 1924. Harwell was awarded $1000 in damages at the trial in Bay MInette in April 1925. The Colony also paid attorney J. H. Webb $500 for his services representing the Corporation as seen in these meeting minutes. Other court costs, wi...

    Record Type: Archives and Videos

    31_1925_1-11_Page_08
  2. BSS.370-371 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph dated c. 1910 (postcard has August 15, 1910) by Frank Stewart, The Picture Man, of the E.C.Slosson and Eugene Slosson houses on Bayview Street in Fairhope, Alabama. The postcard's message sends greetings from Fairhope where the sender is enjoying the bathing (swimming.) From the Bass Slosson Sundberg Photo Collection of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives. .

    Record Type: Photo

    Photograph, Digital
  3. BSS.484 - Photograph, Digital

    Two photographs. Left Photograph: Aunt Margaret, Lois Slosson Sundberg, Myrtle Moore Morgan,and Ellen "Nell" Slosson swimming in Mobile Bay in Fairhope, Alabama. Right Photograph: Two ladies climing the steps from the lower Bayfront park to the the bluff in Fairhope, Alabama. From the Bass Slosson Sundberg Photo Collection of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Photograph Archives.

    Record Type: Photo

    BSS.484
  4. BSS.489-490 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph by Frank Stewart, The Picture Man, titled Bathing at Yupon, Weeks Bay in south Alabama. From the Bass Slosson Sundberg Photo Collection of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Photograph Archives.

    Record Type: Photo

    Photograph, Digital
  5. DBJ-0229 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph by Arthur M. Dealy dated between 1901 and 1905 of the bay boat steamer Fairhope I docked at the Fairhope wharf as people look on. A swimmer is seen getting ready to dive from the bow of the boat; another is seen above the roofline of the wharfhouse. From the Dealy Brown Jennings Photo Collection, Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.

    Record Type: Photo

    DBJ-0229
  6. DBJ-0269 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph by Arthur M. Dealy of the Grand Hotel wharf in Point Clear, Alabama. The hotel is on the left. From the Dealy Brown Jennings Photo Collection, Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.

    Record Type: Photo

    DBJ-0269
  7. DBJ-0368 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph by Arthur M. Dealy of a boy swimming with an inner tube in Mobile Bay at or near Fairhope, Alabama. From the Dealy Brown Jennings Photo Collection, Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.

    Record Type: Photo

    DBJ-0368
  8. DBJ-0369 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph by Arthur M. Dealy of a view of the Fairhope Wharf and pierhead looking from the west. It is a windy day, as the flags over the Wharf House are blowing and a lady walking on the wharf is holding her hat. A boy has climbed the ladder to above the Wharf House roof to dive into the bay, following the boy who is pictured in mid-air. The Single Tax Colony sign is prominent, announcing "No Speculation for Anybody." The wording on the sig...

    Record Type: Photo

    DBJ-0369
  9. DBJ-0558 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph by Arthur M. Dealy, dated May, 1908, of an outing of Fairhopers on the beach at Dauphin Island, Alabama. From the Dealy Brown Jennings Photo Collection, Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.

    Record Type: Photo

    DBJ-0558
  10. DBJ-0560-0561 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph by Arthur M. Dealy, dated March 23, 1906, of the Fairhope Volunteer Fire Department Excursion to Fort Morgan, Alabama. The picture shows Fairhopers of all ages on the beach at Fort Morgan on the Gulf of Mexico. From the Dealy Brown Jennings Photo Collection, Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.

    Record Type: Photo

    Photograph, Digital
  11. DBJ-0678 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph by Arthur M. Dealy dated 1911-1914 of an usuual water-level view of the north side of the Fairhope wharf. Parts of this photo are blurry, but the left side showing swimmers on the north beach, and the people standing on the pier are clearly visible. From the Dealy Brown Jennings Photo Collection, Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.

    Record Type: Photo

    DBJ-0678
  12. DBJ-0719 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph by Arthur M. Dealy dated March 23, 1906 of 3 young Fairhopers wading in the Gulf of Mexico in Baldwin County, Alabama. From the Dealy Brown Jennings Photo Collection, Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.

    Record Type: Photo

    DBJ-0719
  13. DBJ-0720 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph by Arthur M. Dealy of Fairhopers swimming in the Gulf of Mexicon in Baldwin County, Alabama. From the Dealy Brown Jennings Photo Collection, Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.

    Record Type: Photo

    DBJ-0720
  14. DBJ-0903 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph by Arthur M. Dealy of swimmers in Mobile Bay with sailboat . See DBJ-0907 for related photo. From the Dealy Brown Jennings Photo Collection, Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.

    Record Type: Photo

    DBJ-0903
  15. DBJ-0907 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph by Arthur M. Dealy, similar to DBJ-0903, of people on a swimming and sailing outing. One person is diving into Mobile Bay off the sailboat. From the Dealy Brown Jennings Photo Collection, Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.

    Record Type: Photo

    DBJ-0907
  16. FMH_0081 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph c. late 1920s by Frank Stewart, The Picture Man, of the bay front in Fairhope, Alabama. People dressed for a trip to Mobile are walking west on the Fairhope wharf to catch the bay boat steamer, while others enjoy recreational activities at the beach. While the rail tracks are still on the wharf, it appears that the tracks and trestle have been removed up wharf Hill, thus dating the picture after 1923 when the People's Rail Road stopp...

    Record Type: Photo

    FMH_0081
  17. FMH_0112 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph of children at play on Mobile Bay in Fairhope, Alabama. A lone adult is included in the fun. Note the two boys in the center distance have a toy sailboats. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives. Courtesy of the Fairhope Museum of History, Donelson Collection.

    Record Type: Photo

    FMH_0112
  18. FMH_0181 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph c.early 1920s of the Fairhope Wharf (Fairhope, Alabama) on a busy day. The picture is taken from approximately two-thirds of the distance from shore, and shows people waiting for the next bay boat steamer to arrive to go to Mobile. Swimmers mill around in their bathing costumes, enjoying the waters of Mobile Bay. It is a hot day in Fairhope; most men are in shirt sleeves, many with rolled-up sleeves. From the Fairhope Single Ta...

    Record Type: Photo

    FMH_0181
  19. FMH_0271 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph c.1920s of Nell Slosson (aka Ellen Slosson Boise) and her three neices and a nephew. The children's mother, Lois Slosson Sundberg, was a photographer, and probably took this picture of the five ready to slide into Mobile Bay in Fairhope, Alabama. The children are Ruth Sundberg, Marion Sundberg, Frances Sundberg and Edwin Sundberg. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives. Courtesy of the Fairhope Museum of History, Done...

    Record Type: Photo

    FMH_0271
  20. FMH_0272 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph c.1920s of the four Sundberg children standing in front of the family car: Ruth, Marion, Frances and Edwin, dressed in their swim suits. Their maternal Aunt Nell (Ellen Slosson Boise), who is blind, sits in the back seat. That is likely the children's father Reuben Sundberg at the wheel. The car sports a "Fairhope" flag. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives. Courtesy of the Fairhope Museum of History, Donelson Collec...

    Record Type: Photo

    FMH_0272

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