Tag: History
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What's the history of the old school on Broad Street?
A Hoot and a Half
There are a couple truths about owls that you may find surprising. First, you might...
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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Did Mobile ever have a cotton mill?
Empire Theatre, 1940
Mobile movies on Lower Dauphin ORIGINAL PHOTO FROM THE DOY LEALE MCCALL RARE BOOK AND MANUSCRIPT LIBRARY, USA ARCHIVES • COLORIZATION BY DYNAMICHROME LIMITED ...
Hurricane Season
Every so often, Mother Nature likes to throw a buzz saw up the Gulf of Mexico — a sort of not-so-friendly reminder of...
These Rugged Days: Alabama in the Civil War
The war became much more immediate on Dec. 9 , when what were likely Alabama’s first shots in anger rumbled over...
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A revitalization effort is underway for the Mothers’ Army and Navy League Memorial at the intersection of Government Street and Airport Boulevard. The National...
UMS Band, 1905
The young faces of the military school band are given new life. ORIGINAL PHOTO FROM THE DOY LEALE MCCALL RARE BOOK AND MANUSCRIPT LIBRARY, ...
The Point Clear Library
ABOVE Established in 1920, the diminutive Point Clear Library was born out of a reading...