Allen Life Guards

Allen Life Guards

Members of the Allen Life Guards, a segregated boy scout troop. This photo was taken in a brickyard near Virginia Avenue in Mobile, Alabama, prior to the group's departure for Tuskegee Institute and Washington, D.C. Clarence Mathews, who was John Cochrane's driver, mortgaged his home in or...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Erik Overbey
Format: Electronic
Published: University of South Alabama Archives, McCall Library
Subjects:
Mobile
Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/usa01/id/295
format Electronic
collection Eric Overbey Collection
building University of South Alabama Archives, McCall Library
publisher University of South Alabama Archives, McCall Library
topic Mobile
spellingShingle Mobile
Allen Life Guards
Erik Overbey
fulltopic Mobile
Sports and Recreation; Peoples of Alabama; History;
Mobile; African Americans; John Cochrane; Clarence Matthews; Allen Life Guards; children; clubs; organizations; flags; drums; hats
Alabama; Black Life; Mobile
African Americans -- Alabama; African Americans -- Segregation -- Alabama; Alabama -- Social life and customs; Boys -- Alabama -- Societies and clubs; Boy Scouts of America
description Members of the Allen Life Guards, a segregated boy scout troop. This photo was taken in a brickyard near Virginia Avenue in Mobile, Alabama, prior to the group's departure for Tuskegee Institute and Washington, D.C. Clarence Mathews, who was John Cochrane's driver, mortgaged his home in order to establish the guards, and was their guardmaster. Most of the people in the image have been identified.
spelling Allen Life GuardsSports and Recreation; Peoples of Alabama; History;Mobile; African Americans; John Cochrane; Clarence Matthews; Allen Life Guards; children; clubs; organizations; flags; drums; hatsMembers of the Allen Life Guards, a segregated boy scout troop. This photo was taken in a brickyard near Virginia Avenue in Mobile, Alabama, prior to the group's departure for Tuskegee Institute and Washington, D.C. Clarence Mathews, who was John Cochrane's driver, mortgaged his home in order to establish the guards, and was their guardmaster. Most of the people in the image have been identified.Erik OverbeyThe Doy Leale McCall Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of South Alabama1930ImagejpegN3652BErik Overbey Collectioneng.Mobile, AlabamaU.S. and international copyright laws may apply to this digital image. Use of this image without the prior permission of The McCall Library is prohibited. Please contact The McCall Library for permission to use this image.Alabama; Black Life; MobileAfrican Americans -- Alabama; African Americans -- Segregation -- Alabama; Alabama -- Social life and customs; Boys -- Alabama -- Societies and clubs; Boy Scouts of Americahttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/usa01/id/295
title Allen Life Guards
titleStr Allen Life Guards
author Erik Overbey
author_facet Erik Overbey
url http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/usa01/id/295
id SSusa01295
thumbnail http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/utils/getthumbnail/collection/usa01/id/295
_version_ 1705386459904606208

Similar Items