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,...
Batter Up!
When there are only nine boys in your high school class, sports are not always optional. My friend Archie approached me one...
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I recently attended a function downtown at Mobile’s Ezell House. What’s its history?
Gum Turpentine
Even if you are lucky enough to stumble upon a “catface” tree in the woods of...
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In 1904, a frame house on the southeastern corner of Dauphin and Ann streets was purchased by a group of 24 members of...
Banana Docks, 1937
This photograph, taken by Arthur Rothstein in 1937, captures a moment in the life of a laborer on...