Retrospect: The rise and fall of the Linger Longer Lodge
A staple of Birmingham's social functions in the 1920s.
Historic Alabama: Steel here
Jefferson County — the center of Southern steel production.
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Historic Alabama: Training Future Engineers
A look inside a classroom at Tuskegee Institute in 1902.
Benjamin Russell remade Alexander City, and built a community around newly created Lake Martin
Founder of Russell Manufacturing Co., Ben Russell integrated all aspects of production of the athletic wear offerings his company made.
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Historic Alabama: Young Workers
Photographer Lewis Wickes Hine documented young workers at the Alabama Canning Company in 1911.
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Retrospect: The Great Train Shed
Opening the Mobile & Ohio Terminal.
Historic Alabama: Documenting Workers
A photo of working conditions at Barker Cotton Mills in Mobile in 1914.