Tag: History
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...
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Major’s Creek
With Gulf Shores, Mobile Bay and the Mobile-Tensaw Delta in our own backyard, there’s...
Pirate Attack!
On September 9, 1710, ...
Ask McGehee
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,...
Feelin’ Blue
The scientific name for the blue crab, Callinectes sapidus, is Latin for “savory beautiful swimmer.” Talk about hitting a nail on the head....
Batter Up!
When there are only nine boys in your high school class, sports are not always optional. My friend Archie approached me one...
Eureka!
From harebrained schemes to feasible dreams, the Bay area has never been in short supply of inventors with ideas that could — and did — change the world.
Ask McGehee
I recently attended a function downtown at Mobile’s Ezell House. What’s its history?