| Summary: | The Waterman Globe as it looked in the lobby of the Waterman Steamship Company's building, ca. 1950. Believed to have been built by Rand McNally, the globe was a scaled-to-size replica of the Earth. It revolved every two minutes, was twelve feet in diameter, and cost $330,000 to make (in today's dollars). After its installation, the company kept its doors open until 9:00 p.m. on March 3, and 4, 1950. Thousands came to see it. It was surrounded by seven murals, created by Conrad Albrizio. On the south wall, from left to right, were "Commerce and Migration," "Civic Well-Being," and "Effects of Commerce on Primitive People." On the east and west walls were four paintings, each representing an element -- fire, water, air, and land. The ceiling dome superimposed the July night sky over the January night sky. The globe now stands in the Mitchell Center on the campus of the University of South Alabama.
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