The following pictures I took in 2015 are from the actual photographs held by the Alabama State Archives in Montgomery.
Born in 1842, he was quite young when this photo was taken
Proud father: John and his 3 sons: John, Will & Henry
John and his 3 sons
John and his 3 sons
John and B.B. Comer, probably in his law office
I am guessing this photo was staged - they look too clean to have been working
The actress Tallulah Bankhead is the first girl on the left on the front row
Son William B. Bankhead and his wife Marie, son John Bankhead, Louise and son Henry Bankhead
This photo was probably taken shortly before he died in 1920
This page was updated on 12/2/2022