Not So Wordless Wednesday: Phelan Tidwell and Son Beverly Clinton Tidwell, Bessemer, AL

Phelan and his son Beverly Clinton (B.C.) Tidwell

This is a photo handed down to me from my mom. The location is in front of the Sullivan Lewis Lumber Company in Bessemer, Alabama. The business would later become Long-Lewis, which is still in business as a well known local car dealership. 

Phelan was a Civil War veteran and made pocket money in his old age by sharpening knives.

A copy of this photo was donated by me to the Bessemer Hall of History Museum.