Vintage photos are amazing! Especially those in black and white! I love how they allow us to take a glimpse into the past to see what life was like so long ago. The following 12 photos are proof that we’ve definitely come a long way.
- The E.B. Browning Society poses in front of Wesleyan Hall, 1899
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- Cotton is being brought to market in Montgomery, 1900
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- A Southern chain gang, 1903
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- Alabama State Fairgrounds, 1906
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- Cotton mill spinners, 1910
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- Child workers at Merrimac Mills in Huntsville, 1910
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- A 7 year-old newsie in Mobile, 1914
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- Women golfers in Birmingham, 1915
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- The Elba, Alabama flood of 1929
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- Downtown Greensboro, 1930’s
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- A one-room school, 1935
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- The interior of a general store in Moundville, 1936
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If you would like to share some vintage photos that give us a glimpse into Alabama’s past, please feel free to post them in the comments below.
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