Banana Docks, 1937
  This photograph, taken by Arthur Rothstein in 1937, captures a moment in the life of a laborer on...
The Necklace
Here in the South, many boys consider killing their first deer a necessary step toward...
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Actually, the city of Mobile has been connected with two air disasters that occurred during the Mardi Gras festivities. On February 28, ...
Urban Reclaim
Barton Academy  There’s a resurrection happening in Mobile. As years and even decades passed, many of our historic buildings...
A Timeless Celebration
This digitally colorized image of a 1938 archival print proves that some things forever stay the same.
A Cypress to Impress
With centuries of history, these Southern trees have stories to tell.
Welcome to Oz
Through a cutting-edge digital process, MB presents photographs of old Mobile as they’ve never been seen before — in vibrant color. original...
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Between the years of 1910 and 1920, Mexico was embroiled in a civil war. In 1914, the United States sent a military...
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In the late spring of 1914, a sign painter named Charles Ponzi arrived in Mobile aboard the steamer Tarpon. He had been working...
The Chiquimula
ABOVE Watt’s grandfather, Hobart Key Jr., left this set of antique checkers along with...