Mobile Public Library Digital Collections

Mobile Public Library Local History & Genealogy Library

The Local History and Genealogy Library is dedicated to collecting, preserving, and providing access to the history of Mobile, and the greater Gulf Coast region.

Browse Items (82 total)

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Men standing by buckets of fish on the docks

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Workers shucking oysters by a large pile of oyster shells

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Lady pouring Ballard pancake mix from a box into a bowl, with signs on the wall declaring "National Range Month", sponsored by Mobile Gas Company

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Men sorting through a large pile of onions on the dock

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Three men leveraging a large piece of material on a wheelbarrow

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A room full of tables of women with sewing machines

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Men in a newspaper office working on Linotype machines

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Room of men posing beside machinery

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An elderly African American woman and a young boy, possibly her grandson, stand in front of thrown together lean-to while two men pick up pieces in the background; most likely a settlement at the City Dump

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Men working in water with picks or shovels
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