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History Mysteries Solved + New January Photos!

Posted on December 1, 2015 by in Discover Your Past, Features

Here are three new photos that need identifying. If you know anyone in these photos contact Meredith McDonough at the AL Dept of Archives and History or Bob Corley at Prime magazine.

Meredith McDonough, 334-353-5442, meredith.mcdonough@archives.alabama.gov

Bob Corley, 334-202-0114, primemontgomery@gmail.com

1959. Promotion for Ala Gas Co’s "Old Stove Roundup" campaign. (Horace Perry, photographer)

1959. Promotion for Ala Gas Co’s “Old Stove Roundup” campaign. (Horace Perry, photographer)

 

Jan. 1967. People celebrating at New Year's party, Montgomery. (Jim Peppler, photographer)

Jan. 1967. People celebrating at New Year’s party, Montgomery. (Jim Peppler, photographer)

 Jan. 7, 1969. Members of the Lee HS DECA Club, Montgomery airport, interviewing man just arrived from Dallas, TX.

Jan. 7, 1969. Members of the Lee HS DECA Club, Montgomery airport, interviewing man just arrived from Dallas, TX.

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by Sandra Polizos; photos by Bob Corley

With the help of Prime readers, our partnership with the Alabama Department of Archives and History has identified many people from our History Mystery photo series begun a year ago. WSFA-TV has also played a valuable role in identifying these formerly “lost” individuals. Some of those identified gathered at Archives in November to meet each other and share their stories. Here is a sampling of the people who have been identified this year. The History Mystery series will continue in 2016.

All photos remain available on Archives’ and Prime’s websites. If you know anyone in the photos contact Meredith McDonough at 334-353-5442, or meredith.mcdonough@archives.alabama.gov, or e-mail Prime magazine at primemontgomery@gmail.com.

Dec2015HistoryKingTutBand

William Tutt (second from left), and siblings, children of King Tutt, band leader and keyboard player in this June, 1954 photo of their father and his band members. Original photo by Jim Peppler.

William Tutt (son of King Tutt, keyboard player) | “My sister got the photo and she brought it to me. And I said ‘Oh Lord, look here.’ And I thought about it and I said, ‘I used to play with this band when I was 8 years old. And I remember the drummer and I remember all the fellas on the picture.’ I’d never seen the picture before so it was great to see it in a magazine now. All these young men in the picture taught me how to play in the band, how to be a man, how to act around people and how to do things.”

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Dec2015HistoryCokeBoys

Charles Brightwell — Brightwell, second from right in the photo, attended the Open House of the Coca-Cola Bottling Company in Montgomery in 1953. Original photo by John Scott.

Charles Brightwell | “I remember vaguely being there for the anniversary but we were 11 years old and not too interested in being dressed up and being nice. So we were all over the place and finally our parents took us home. My father was Assistant Gen. Manager of the Coca Cola Bottling Company at that time so we had to act nice. I was surprised to see my picture show up and that it was still around but then found out that John Scott’s family donated all his photos to the Archives, which was a wonderful thing because there’s about 30 years of wonderful history of the City of Montgomery at the disposal of the Archives now, if they can just identity the people in the collection!”

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Dec2015HistoryBudsPromise

Dorothy and LC Handey — Mrs. Handey (with purse in photo). Mt. Zion AME Zion Church in Montgomery. In this December, 1967 photo, the youth group “Buds of Promise” sing for a shut-in. LC Handey (right rear in the photo), drove the group to engagements. Original photo by Jim Peppler.

Dorothy Handey and LC Handey

Dorothy: “I was the choir director (in the picture) in 1967. We went and serenaded at the hospital and house to house, at Christmas time and at Thanksgiving.”

LC: “I’m just pleased to be able to see this picture again and identity so many children who are now in their adulthood, that I had no idea I’d ever seen them at this age. I was able to recognize the picture after I saw our first baby girl, Victoria — she made me recognize the event.”

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Dec2015HistoryRooster

Frank Myers | “I have not seen this picture in years and years and years, but I do remember it. It was 3rd grade, and those were good years. This is just great. I just love this reliving the third grade.”

Left: Frank Myers — Myers, second from right in the photo, was a Goode Street Elementary School student in Montgomery when this photo was taken in the 1940s or 50. It was Myer’s chicken in the box. Original photo by Horace Perry.

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Dec2015HistoryBeefGirl

Hope Wadsworth Mitchell — Mitchell is in costume as part of a Beef Month promotion by the AL Cattlemen’s Association in September, 1972. Original photo by John Scott.

Hope Wadsworth Mitchell | “The (AL Cattlemen’s) Exec. Dir. asked me if I would be interested in being the Oct. Beef Queen? And so they got me a mini-dress with the cuts of beef on it, took my picture and I was on the cover of their magazine in 1972.  It was an exciting time in my life because people all over the United States saw that picture. It was even put in the ‘No Comment’ page in Ms. Magazine!”

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Dec2015HistorySoulSearcher

Mitch Alton — Alton, far left in the photo, was a member of the “Soul Searchers,” performing in 1967 at the Montgomery Country Club for an annual dance held for 9th graders. Original photo by John Scott.

Mitch Alton | “I was pretty excited to see the picture — we’d always wanted to be famous. We all look like babies in the picture, but I know we thought we were so cool…The Soul Searchers played together for about 3 1/2 years. Ham Wilson and I are still in a band together, The Gate Band.”

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