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Historical Alabama: Bankhead Lock and Dam

In this photo from 1914, a pulley lifts a large rock during the construction of the Bankhead Lock and Dam on the Black Warrior...

Retrospect: The Birmingham & Southeastern Railroad

In March 1950, Mobilians were treated to a top-to-bottom tour of the Waterman Steamship Corp.’s new headquarters.

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Mobile in 1950s

Retrospect: The opening of Mobile’s Waterman Building, 1950

In March 1950, Mobilians were treated to a top-to-bottom tour of the Waterman Steamship Corp.’s new headquarters.

Historical Alabama: Turning metal into motors

The information for this photo says that “engine pistons by the thousands are shipped each day from Ford Motor Company’s new aluminum castings plant...

Take the September 2021 AlaBiz Quiz

Challenge yourself with the August 2021 Alabiz Quiz featuring Alabama business-related puzzlers from the past.

Take the August 2021 AlaBiz Quiz

Challenge yourself with the August 2021 Alabiz Quiz featuring Alabama business-related puzzlers from the past.

Retrospect: A look back at Roderick D. MacKenzie’s steel series

This year marks the centennial of an unlikely meeting between a Mobile artist and a Birmingham steel executive. In the summer of 1921, Roderick...

Funding Alabama: The First State Budget

Statehood was within sight when Gov. William Wyatt Bibb submitted his address to the first Alabama Legislature in October 1819. He likened the process...

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