"New Post Office, St. Joseph Street, Mobile, Ala."
"This is Mobile's most handsome building; it occupies a space of 116 ft. x 160 feet. The construction work was begun August, 1914, and completed Sept., 1916. The building is two stories high and fireproof, the exterior is Alabama white marble, while the screen work, boxes etc., are bronze....
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Alabama Photographs and Pictures "New Post Office, St. Joseph Street, Mobile, Ala." |
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Alabama Photographs and Pictures Buildings; Post offices; Mobile (Ala.); Mobile County (Ala.) |
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"This is Mobile's most handsome building; it occupies a space of 116 ft. x 160 feet. The construction work was begun August, 1914, and completed Sept., 1916. The building is two stories high and fireproof, the exterior is Alabama white marble, while the screen work, boxes etc., are bronze. There are very elaborate decorations throughout the building, the gold leaf decorations alone costing approximately $2,500.00. The heating system is the latest, thermostat controlled. The approximate cost of site, building, equipment and furnishings is $425,000.00." |
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Q0000068183Q68183"New Post Office, St. Joseph Street, Mobile, Ala.""This is Mobile's most handsome building; it occupies a space of 116 ft. x 160 feet. The construction work was begun August, 1914, and completed Sept., 1916. The building is two stories high and fireproof, the exterior is Alabama white marble, while the screen work, boxes etc., are bronze. There are very elaborate decorations throughout the building, the gold leaf decorations alone costing approximately $2,500.00. The heating system is the latest, thermostat controlled. The approximate cost of site, building, equipment and furnishings is $425,000.00."1910-1919; 1920-1929Buildings; Post offices; Mobile (Ala.); Mobile County (Ala.)Still imagePostcardsAlabama. Department of Archives and HistoryAlabama Department of Archives and History postcard collectionLPP45, Box 5, #1534v8775Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.600 PPI TIFFhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/22132 |
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