Mabel Jones West with her dog, Mitzi, at her home in Birmingham, Alabama.

West filed an injunction against the city of Birmingham over an ordinance requiring rabies vaccinations, arguing that it was unconstitutional. A similar photograph was published on page 11 of the Birmingham News on March 10, 1939, with the following caption: "All Over a Dog - The legality of Bi...

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Main Author:	Fitzpatrick, Jimmy
Format:	Electronic
Published:	Alabama Department of Archives and History
Subjects:	Photographs
Online Access:	http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/135846

format	Electronic
collection	Alabama Media Group Collection
building	Alabama Department of Archives and History
publisher	Alabama Department of Archives and History
topic	Photographs
spellingShingle	Photographs Mabel Jones West with her dog, Mitzi, at her home in Birmingham, Alabama. Fitzpatrick, Jimmy
fulltopic	Photographs Jones, Mabel West; Animals; Dogs; Birmingham (Ala.); Jefferson County (Ala.)
description	West filed an injunction against the city of Birmingham over an ordinance requiring rabies vaccinations, arguing that it was unconstitutional. A similar photograph was published on page 11 of the Birmingham News on March 10, 1939, with the following caption: "All Over a Dog - The legality of Birmingham's dog ordinance which requires the annual inoculation of dogs at a fee of $1 has been carried to the U.S. Supreme Court for final decision by the Dog Owners Protective Alliance of Birmingham, of which Mrs. Mabel Jones West, shown above with dog 'Mitzi,' is president. Judge J. Fritz Thompson granted an injunction restraining the city, but the State Supreme Court, on appeal by the city, held the ordinance was constitutional. The case has been placed on the U.S. Supreme Court dockets for action in April." Ultimately, the Supreme Court declined to intervene.
spelling	BN0025973_02BN0025973Mabel Jones West with her dog, Mitzi, at her home in Birmingham, Alabama.West filed an injunction against the city of Birmingham over an ordinance requiring rabies vaccinations, arguing that it was unconstitutional. A similar photograph was published on page 11 of the Birmingham News on March 10, 1939, with the following caption: "All Over a Dog - The legality of Birmingham's dog ordinance which requires the annual inoculation of dogs at a fee of $1 has been carried to the U.S. Supreme Court for final decision by the Dog Owners Protective Alliance of Birmingham, of which Mrs. Mabel Jones West, shown above with dog 'Mitzi,' is president. Judge J. Fritz Thompson granted an injunction restraining the city, but the State Supreme Court, on appeal by the city, held the ordinance was constitutional. The case has been placed on the U.S. Supreme Court dockets for action in April." Ultimately, the Supreme Court declined to intervene.1939-031930-1939Fitzpatrick, JimmyBirmingham NewsG39-00570-1Jones, Mabel West; Animals; Dogs; Birmingham (Ala.); Jefferson County (Ala.)Still imageNegatives (Photographs); Black-and-white negatives1200 PPI TIFFAlabama Media GroupAlabama Media Group CollectionAlabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, AlabamaEnglishCopyright, Alabama Department of Archives and History. Donated by the Alabama Media Group, http://www.alabamamediagroup.comhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/135846
title	Mabel Jones West with her dog, Mitzi, at her home in Birmingham, Alabama.
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Mabel Jones West with her dog, Mitzi, at her home in Birmingham, Alabama.

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