Ladd Memorial Stadium, Mobile, Alabama.
Two color prints of the Ernest F. Ladd Memorial Stadium (now Ladd Peebles Stadium) in Mobile, AL. One is an aerial view of the stadium, showing fans in stands and the full length of football field. Second inset view shows the entrance to the stadium with "Ladd Memorial Stadium" written abo...
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Wade Hall Postcard Collection |
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Troy University Library |
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Troy University Library |
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Alabama postcards |
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Alabama postcards Ladd Memorial Stadium, Mobile, Alabama. Carter's News Agency |
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Alabama postcards Mobile (Ala.); Stadiums -- Alabama; Ernest F. Ladd Memorial Stadium (Mobile, Ala.) Sports and Recreation -- Football; Business and Industry -- Tourism Football; Sports; Stadiums; Mobile; Alabama Athletes; Athletic fields; Sports; Football; Football players; Stadiums For information on using this for a K-12 assignment, go to Alabama Moments in American History. |
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Two color prints of the Ernest F. Ladd Memorial Stadium (now Ladd Peebles Stadium) in Mobile, AL. One is an aerial view of the stadium, showing fans in stands and the full length of football field. Second inset view shows the entrance to the stadium with "Ladd Memorial Stadium" written above. Several flags displayed on each side of entrance. Divided back postcard.Printed on front: 'Ladd Memorial $1,000,000 Stadium, Mobile, Alabama -- 41.' ; Printed on back: 'Ladd's Memorial Stadium -- This million dollar football stadium is one of the finest in the South. It has a seating capacity exceeding 36,000. Ernest F. Ladd, to whom this stadium was erected as a memorial, was a native Mobilian and one of the South's leading businessmen and a great sports enthusiast often referred to as "one of the five great men in his generation of Mobile." The stadium, which took nearly four years to build, is located on a 43 acre tract. One of the features is its elevator running to the press box located in the center tower of the west side.', 'Published by Carter's News Agency, Mobile, Ala. Natural Color Post Card Made in U.S.A. by E. C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee, Wis.--IBL. Chamber of Commerce Photo', 3567.' |
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Ladd Memorial Stadium, Mobile, Alabama.Two color prints of the Ernest F. Ladd Memorial Stadium (now Ladd Peebles Stadium) in Mobile, AL. One is an aerial view of the stadium, showing fans in stands and the full length of football field. Second inset view shows the entrance to the stadium with "Ladd Memorial Stadium" written above. Several flags displayed on each side of entrance. Divided back postcard.Printed on front: 'Ladd Memorial $1,000,000 Stadium, Mobile, Alabama -- 41.' ; Printed on back: 'Ladd's Memorial Stadium -- This million dollar football stadium is one of the finest in the South. It has a seating capacity exceeding 36,000. Ernest F. Ladd, to whom this stadium was erected as a memorial, was a native Mobilian and one of the South's leading businessmen and a great sports enthusiast often referred to as "one of the five great men in his generation of Mobile." The stadium, which took nearly four years to build, is located on a 43 acre tract. One of the features is its elevator running to the press box located in the center tower of the west side.', 'Published by Carter's News Agency, Mobile, Ala. Natural Color Post Card Made in U.S.A. by E. C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee, Wis.--IBL. Chamber of Commerce Photo', 3567.'Carter's News AgencyE. C. Kropp Co.1940s2005Troy University LibraryMobile (Ala.); Stadiums -- Alabama; Ernest F. Ladd Memorial Stadium (Mobile, Ala.)Sports and Recreation -- Football; Business and Industry -- TourismFootball; Sports; Stadiums; Mobile; AlabamaAthletes; Athletic fields; Sports; Football; Football players; StadiumsFor information on using this for a K-12 assignment, go to Alabama Moments in American History.This collection may be protected under Title 17 of the U.S. copyright law.Wade Hall Postcard Collection, Troy University Library, Special Collections.Troy University (Troy, Ala.) Library; University of Alabama Library (Digitization)Box 1, ADAtscwhp000294ADAtscwhp000294.1; ADAtscwhp000294.2imageengjpeghttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/troy2/id/1069 |
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Ladd Memorial Stadium, Mobile, Alabama. |
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Ladd Memorial Stadium, Mobile, Alabama. |
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Carter's News Agency |
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Carter's News Agency |
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