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Mobile, Alabama, circa 1906. "Cotton Exchange." A building with beaucoup bling -- note the crown-topped bale signifying you-know-what. View full size.
I'm of the opinion that the funky streetlight is a carbon-arc lamp with provision to lower it to street level to replace or adjust the carbons.
The coil of rope hanging on the utility pole is the key.
Ok, being from a far off country where the crown actually represents royalty, I hope it's not too silly to ask what a crown represented in 1906 Mobile Alabama?
[King Cotton. -tterrace]
On the left side of the building over the doorway one can see a bear ? head but I cannot make out what is in the circle to its left. Also is there a proper architectural term for these items?
[Medallions depict a bull and a bear. -tterrace]
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