St. Emanuel Street,

St. Emanuel Street,

The east side of St. Emanuel between Dauphin and Conti in the 1920s. The building on the far left (almost out of sight) housed Phillips Furniture. Sandwiched in between Phillips and Gayfer's was John George Jeweler and Central Optical. The 1920s saw the rise of easy credit, and Gayfer's ju...

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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/316
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
St. Emanuel Street,
Erik Overbey
fulltopic Mobile
Business and Industry; Geography and Environment;
Mobile; Gayfer's; automobiles; jewelry stores; opticians; furniture stores; department stores; advertising
Alabama; Mobile
Stores, Retail; Alabama -- Mobile -- Commerce
description The east side of St. Emanuel between Dauphin and Conti in the 1920s. The building on the far left (almost out of sight) housed Phillips Furniture. Sandwiched in between Phillips and Gayfer's was John George Jeweler and Central Optical. The 1920s saw the rise of easy credit, and Gayfer's jumped on that bandwagon, urging its customers to pay their bill and earn eligibility to win a new - and very expensive for the time - car.
spelling St. Emanuel Street,Business and Industry; Geography and Environment;Mobile; Gayfer's; automobiles; jewelry stores; opticians; furniture stores; department stores; advertisingThe east side of St. Emanuel between Dauphin and Conti in the 1920s. The building on the far left (almost out of sight) housed Phillips Furniture. Sandwiched in between Phillips and Gayfer's was John George Jeweler and Central Optical. The 1920s saw the rise of easy credit, and Gayfer's jumped on that bandwagon, urging its customers to pay their bill and earn eligibility to win a new - and very expensive for the time - car.Erik OverbeyThe Doy Leale McCall Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of South Alabaman.d.ImagejpegN3184Erik 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; MobileStores, Retail; Alabama -- Mobile -- Commercehttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/usa01/id/316
title St. Emanuel Street,
titleStr St. Emanuel Street,
author Erik Overbey
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