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Jefferson County Court House, Birmingham, Ala.
A postcard featuring a colored image of the old Jefferson County Courthouse in Birmingham, Ala. It is postmarked 1913. The courthouse was demolished in 1937. The clock of the courthouse was moved to Chalkville and reused in the new WPA-built administration building of the State Training School for Girls.Position: 17 (21 views)
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High School, Leesburg, Fla.
A postcard featuring a colored image of the Leesburg High School or Lee School in Leesburg, Fla. It's postmarked April 7, 1928.Position: 9 (32 views)
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The Hotel Royal Walesbilt
A postcard featuring a photograph of a bellhop in front of the Dixie Walesbilt Hotel, then known as the Hotel Royal Walesbilt. The back reads, "Home of the Agape' Players" "Distinctively Christian" Convenient, minutes from Walt Disney World, featuring: Daisy's "1890"Ice Cream Parlour, King's Table Dining Room, Walesbilt Gift Shop, Custom Design Shop, Kuntry Kitchen Health Food Store."Tags Dixie Walesbilt Hotel, Hotel Royal Walesbilt, Lake Wales, Polk County, Postcard, Walesbilt HotelPosition: 1 (45 views)
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Jenkin's Orphanage Band playing at the Y.M.C.A Building in St.Petersburg, Fla., the Sunshine City
A postcard featuring a colored image of the Jenkins Orphanage Band playing at the YMCA Building in St. Petersburg, Fla. Jenkins Orphanage was established in 1891 by Rev. Daniel Joseph Jenkins in Charleston, South Carolina. Jenkins was a businessman and Baptist minister who encountered street children and decided to organize an orphanage for young African Americans.
The orphanage took in donations of musical instruments and Jenkins hired two local Charleston musicians — P.M. "Hatsie" Logan and Francis Eugene Mikell — to tutor the children in music. Upon its establishment, it became the only black instrumental group organized in South Carolina. The band's debut was on the streets of Charleston with the permission of the mayor, police chief, and Chamber of Commerce. The Jenkins Orphanage Band, wearing discarded Citadel uniforms, performed throughout the United States and even toured England raising money for the support of the orphanage. It played in inaugural parades of Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and William Taft. It appeared at the St. Louis Exposition and the Anglo-American Exposition in 1914. It toured the United States from coast to coast and played in Paris, Berlin, Rome, London, and Vienna. As many as five bands were on tour during the 1920s. The band ceased to exist in the 1980s.Position: 11 (24 views)
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Fenway Hotel, Dunedin, Fla., Near Clearwater
A postcard featuring a colored image of the Fenway Hotel in Dunedin, Fla.Position: 4 (43 views)
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Court House and Armory, Jacksonville, Fla.
A postcard featuring a colored image of the Duval County Armory and Courthouse. Both were destroyed in the Great Fire of 1901.Position: 8 (35 views)
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Kenilworth Lodge. Sebring, Florida, Highlands County
A postcard featuring a colored image of the Kenilworth Lodge in Sebring, Fla.Position: 13 (22 views)
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Dining Room. Kenilworth Lodge. Sebring, Florida, Highlands County
A postcard featuring a colored image of the dining room of the Kenilworth Lodge in Sebring, Fla.Position: 11 (24 views)
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Brochure for Memorial Mound in Bessemer, Ala.
A brochure for Memorial Mound, a burial place in Bessemer, Ala. It explains the benefits of being buried in an underground mausoleum as well as pricing which was deemed affordable at the time.Position: 19 (18 views)
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Powell School, Birmingham, Ala.
A postcard featuring a colored image of the Powell School in Birmingham, Ala. The card is postmarked January 10, 1912.Position: 38 (12 views)