Plate 14 from FORTY ETCHINGS: FROM SKETCHES MADE WITH THE CAMERA LUCIDA, IN NORTH AMERICA IN 1827 AND 1828 by Captain Basil Hall. From the author's description: "Sometimes the monotony of the Pine Barren was interrupted in no very pleasant style by...
"The Colonial faces directly on Lake Jackson and all rooms are naturally air-conditioned by breezes from the lake. Safe sand beach. Fishing, boating and swimming. Boat Pier and Seaplane landing facilities. For Your Health's Sake - come and enjoy...
"Loading Coal Barges in Tuscaloosa County for Export at Mobile and New Orleans." The foundry of the Central Iron and Coal Company in Holt, Alabama (later part of the Empire Coke Company), is in the background. From the rotogravure section of the...
"Calcining Plant. The plant shown in the picture consists of eight kilns and has a capacity of 1,000 barrels of lime per day. It is of steel and brick construction and is fireproof. Limestone is charged into the hoppers above the kilns and passes...
"Volunteer Defense Firemen in Mobile have been training for the real thing and Auxiliary Fire Company 10-A pictured above are the proud winners of a contest conducted by the Mobile County Council of Defense. The coveted prize was $25.00 in cash...
Eleanor Roosevelt, Frank W. Boykin, and others at a press conference in Birmingham, Alabama. Below the image and caption is an article describing Mrs. Roosevelt's lecture in there. From The Birmingham Post.
Plate 33 from FORTY ETCHINGS: FROM SKETCHES MADE WITH THE CAMERA LUCIDA, IN NORTH AMERICA IN 1827 AND 1828 by Captain Basil Hall. From the author's description: "The Steam-Boats on the Mississippi, which are vessels from two to four hundred tons...
"The Bridge over Tenn. River at Florence on Jackson Military Highway. Over this bridge passes the Automobile travel from the North, East and Middlewest, to gulfcoast, New Orleans, Texas and Pacific Coast. The scenery from this bridge is famous....
The photograph was shot from below. This image was taken for (but not used in) the article "But the Negroes Had to Sit Upstairs in the Balcony" by Mary Wissler, which appeared on pages 1 and 6 of The Southern Courier for October 8-9, 1966. The...
The photograph was shot from below. This image was taken for (but not used in) the article "But the Negroes Had to Sit Upstairs in the Balcony" by Mary Wissler, which appeared on pages 1 and 6 of The Southern Courier for October 8-9, 1966. The...
The photograph was shot from below. This image was taken for (but not used in) the article "But the Negroes Had to Sit Upstairs in the Balcony" by Mary Wissler, which appeared on pages 1 and 6 of The Southern Courier for October 8-9, 1966. The...
The photograph was shot from below. This image was taken for (but not used in) the article "But the Negroes Had to Sit Upstairs in the Balcony" by Mary Wissler, which appeared on pages 1 and 6 of The Southern Courier for October 8-9, 1966. The...