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The Alabama Department of Archives and History is the official repository of archival records for the U.S. state of Alabama. Under the direction of Thomas M. Owen its founder, the agency received state funding by an act of the Alabama Legislature on February 27, 1901. Its primary mission is the collecting and preserving of archives, documents ...
This is a list of online newspaper archives and some magazines and journals, including both free and pay wall blocked digital archives. Most are scanned from microfilm into pdf , gif or similar graphic formats and many of the graphic archives have been indexed into searchable text databases utilizing optical character recognition (OCR) technology.
Montgomery: Alabama Department of Archives and History. "Alabama Media Group Collection". Digital Collections. Alabama Department of Archives and History. Photographic negatives taken by newspaper photographers working for the Birmingham News, the Huntsville Times, and Mobile's Press-Register between the 1920s and the early 2000s
Julián Berrendero, 83, Spanish road racing cyclist who twice won the Vuelta a España. [1] Phyllis Brooks, 80, American actress and model. [2] Martha Genenger, 83, German swimmer and Olympian. [3] Colin Falkland Gray, 80, New Zealand fighter ace during World War II. [4] Esther Muir, 92, American actress. [5]
History of Alabama. Mobile was founded as the capital of colonial French Louisiana in 1702 and remained a part of New France for over 60 years. During 1720, when France warred with Spain, Mobile was on the battlefront, so the capital moved west to Biloxi. [1] In 1763, Britain took control of the colony following their victory in the Seven Years ...
Launched on 15 April 1986, [1] the Racing Post is a daily national print and digital publisher specializing in the British horse racing industry and horse racing, greyhound racing and sports betting. The paper was founded by UAE (United Arab Emirates) Prime Minister and Sheikh of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum , a racehorse owner, and edited by Graham Rock, who was replaced by ...
There are 137 properties and districts listed on the National Register in Mobile County, including 4 National Historic Landmarks. 113 of these sites, including all of the National Historic Landmarks, are located in Mobile, and are listed separately; the remaining 24 sites are listed here. This National Park Service list is complete through NPS ...
Mobile is the birthplace of five members of the Baseball Hall of Fame. Only New York City and Chicago can claim to be the birthplace of more members of the Hall. Hank Aaron, member of the Baseball Hall of Fame and 2nd on the all-time home run list; [13] Hank Aaron Stadium and the Hank Aaron Loop in Mobile are named in his honor [14]