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Was there another train wreck similar to the Sunset Limited disaster?

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Who was the impoverished French baroness who once lived in Mobile?

Crash Curiosity, 1915

The unusual sight of a car accident captures attention in 1915.

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When was Mobile’s airport downtown?

“Mobile” Santa, 1951

The man in red with adoring fans    Original photo from the Erik Overbey Collection, The Doy Leale McCall Rare Book and...

A Slice of History

A toddler enjoys some Dixie Bread.    Original photo from the Erik Overbey Collection, The Doy Leale McCall Rare Book and Manuscript Library,...

Line of Scrimmage

Young friends take a break from their tackling and punting.    ORIGINAL PHOTO FROM THE DOY LEALE MCCALL RARE BOOK AND MANUSCRIPT LIBRARY, USA ARCHIVES...

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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,...

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“Mobile’s Finest Department Store” thrived in a building that previously housed the largest laundry and dye...

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The Life and

Legacy of

Jimmy Buffett

Take a closer look at who Jimmy Buffett really was — beyond the fame and the celebrity — and how the Bay area shaped him, his music, his life and his legacy.