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HEAVY
SEA MERGANSERS
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only one of the three species mergansers of North America to commonly be
found on salt water. Like the others, it lives mainly on small fish, which
it captures in swift underwater pursuit, aided by its long, pointed bill
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RED
MILL
Albertville,
Alabama
9 1/2 x 12 3/4
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Mill, which received its name for the obvious reason, sits on the swift
running Short Creek beside Martling Road and just northeast of
Albertville, Alabama. The small community of Hustleville is
nearby. No doubt the lack of water to power the mill in dry
weather played a large part in the ultimate decision by its owners to
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OLD
WARREN COUNTY COURTHOUSE Vicksburg,
Mississippi
10 1/4 x 14 1/2
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Vicksburg,
Mississippi's most historic building, the Old Warren County Courthouse
was constructed by slaves in 1858 and has hosted such great Americans as
Jefferson Davis, Theodore Roosevelt, John Breckinridge, Booker T. Washington,
William McKinley and U.S. Grant. Here the United States flag was
raised and the Confederate flag lowered, signifying the fall of
Vicksburg on July 4, 1863.
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COFFEE
COUNTY COURTHOUSE
Elba ,
Alabama
8 1/4 x 11 3/4 image area
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Coffee County Courthouse building in Elba, Alabama was built in 1903 and
is now listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The
fifth courthouse building of the county, the present building is the
fourth courthouse to be located on this site. The site itself was
donated by John B. Simmo in 1851 when Elba was selected as the county
seat. The first building erected in this location was a two-story
frame structure which was burned by Ward's Raiders on September 3, 1863. |
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FIRST
MONDAY
Scottsboro,
Alabama
10 1/2 x 12 1/2
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over 130 years 'First Monday' trade day in Scottsboro has drawn
thousands of people to this northeast Alabama town each month. In
the past the square would be filled with the sounds of squealing pigs,
barking dogs, and deal-making vendors. It was said by some
"to be so crowded that you had to park the wagon and walk on
in". Even though times have changed, the tradition still
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MASON
AMERICAN GOLDENEYE
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The
Mason Decoy Factory was established in a shed behind the home of William
J. Mason in 1896 and produced wooden decoys until 1924 when the decoy
operation was closed down. His decoys proved to be so successful
that he moved the business from his home on Tuscola street in Detroit,
Michigan to Brooklyn Avenue in 1903. Patterns were used when
cutting the bodies on lathes and the heads were rough-turned and sanded
later. As the decoys were finished, painted and dried they were
balanced by floating them in a wash tub and adding lead weights.
The decoy operation was closed after a change in direction of the
business to paint manufacturing. |
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DAVID
C. HULSE PINTAIL
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C. Hulse was an avid waterfowl hunter, conservationist, and a
perfectionist in every task he undertook. This was very apparent
in the decoys he carved, painted and hunted over along the Tennessee
River, near Decatur, Alabama, from the early 1940's to the mid 1980's. The birds were hand
carved from balsa wood recovered from old life jackets and painted in
meticulous detail in several different species. David was an
accomplished artist who did the illustrations for Imhoffs "Birds of
Alabama" and co-authored "Alabama Archeology" originally
pblished in 1964. He personally or in collaboration with others, identified and
named at least fourteen projectile types of artifacts that are common
nomenclature used by archeologists today. |
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MASON
SHELDRAKE
10 x 14 image area
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Mason Decoy Factory was established in a shed behind the home of William
J. Mason in 1896 and produced wooden decoys until 1924 when the decoy
operation was closed down. His decoys proved to be so successful that he
moved the business from his home on Tuscola street in Detroit, Michigan
to Brooklyn Avenue in 1903. Patterns were used when cutting the bodies
on lathes and the heads were rough-turned and sanded later. As the
decoys were finished, painted and dried they were balanced by floating
them in a wash tub and adding lead weights. The decoy operation was
closed after a change in direction of the business to paint
manufacturing. |
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VICTOR
BRAND MALLARD
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Brand wooden decoys were produced by the Animal Trap Company of
Pascagoula, Inc. of Pascagoula, Mississippi during the mid-twentieth
century. These lathe-turned decoys were, during that period,
probably one of the most widely used blocks along the southern
Mississippi flyway. Although rough cut and not extremely detailed,
these working decoys seemed to do a very good job of attracting live
birds. They were usually made of light and buoyant tupelo gum
which was quite plentiful in the area. Though thousands were made
and sold many were probably burned in fireplaces and wood stoves for
heat during the depressed times of the period thus only few remain. |
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