Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo, 1937
Three fishermen display their catch at the famous tournament. ORIGINAL PHOTO FROM THE DOY LEALE MCCALL RARE BOOK AND MANUSCRIPT LIBRARY, USA ARCHIVES • COLORIZATION BY DYNAMICHROME LIMITED...
The Shipwrecks of Mobile Bay
From the upper Delta to the lower Bay and adjacent Gulf waters, shipwrecks crowd our shores. It’s little wonder, since people have...
It’s the Humidity
It’s in the air we breathe, but what do you know about humidity?
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While many Mobilians may believe that the Government Street median east of Royal Street was created to hold the 1900 statue of Admiral Raphael...
Snapper Catch, 1895
Over a century ago, fishermen still sought the red fish, preparing hook, line and sinker. ORIGINAL PHOTO FROM THE DOY LEALE MCCALL...
Shanties by the Bay
Sea shanties (also known as chanteys) were slow-paced songs which gangs of working men — or “shantymen” or “shantyboys” — sang to pace the...
Mobile Skyline, 1935
An unknown man peers across the Bay at the Mobile skyline, a view instantly recognizable 82 years later. ORIGINAL PHOTO FROM THE...
Pirate Attack!
On September 9, 1710, ...
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I found an old bottle marked “Fosko” and “Mobile.” What was Fosko?
Bathing Beauties, 1923
Beauty pageant contestants relax on the sands of the Gulf Coast. original photo from the Doy Leale McCall Rare Book and Manuscript Library,...
