Looking Back 90 years ago

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November 12, 2016

The Tilt-A-Whirl first appeared at fairs and carnivals in 1926. (Photo: Jeff Egnaczyk)

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Turn the calendar back 90 years and here’s what was new.

In November 1926, the Albany High Indians won the championship title of the Southwest Georgia Association for the first time in the school’s history. (Staff Photo: Mary Braswell)

The Hormel Company of Austin, Minn., marketed the first canned ham in 1926. (Special Photo)

Albany officials agreed to move the Confederate monument out of the intersection of Pine and Jackson streets onto the lawn of the Albany Municipal Auditorium in 1926. (Herald File Photo)

In 1926, the Albany Salvation Army held five open-air services every week. (Special Photo)

The first Kelly Blue Book, official guide for pricing used automobiles, was published in 1926. (Special Photo)

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