2013 Photos of the Month

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May 2013

Let the Good Times Roll! This photograph shows one of the icons of Mobile's Mardi Gras—Folly chasing Death around a broken column. This emblem was originally designed by Morton Toulmin in 1867. All three—Folly, Death, and the broken pillar—are symbols of the fallen Confederacy. This image dates to around 1930. S. Blake McNeely Collection. Negative: MN-332.

The homecoming court at USA, 1978. 
University of South Alabama Public Relations Collection.

November 2013

They say that April showers bring May flowers. Bellingrath Gardens has been showing off May flowers for more than 80 years.
Bellingrath Gardens Lantern Slide Collection.

The USA business administration building in 1969. Today it is known as the Mitchell College of Business.
University of South Alabama Public Relations Collection.