Introduction

Welcome to the Tuscaloosa Area Virtual Museum.  This digital collection focuses on historic photographs of the Tuscaloosa area including the cities of Tuscaloosa and Northport as well as the surrounding areas.  Also included are interviews with leaders and residents of the area.


If you are interested in adding to this collection or have additional information or comments on items in this collection, please contact:  tavm@tuscaloosa-library.org

Photographs from the collections of the organizations listed below as well as from the private collections of several local citizens have been digitized and added to the Tuscaloosa Area Virtual Museum.

The following organizations are participating in this project:

City of Tuscaloosa   

Friends of Historic Northport

Heritage Commission of Tuscaloosa County 

Paul W. Bryant Museum

Jemison-Van de Graaf Foundation 

Stillman College 

Historic Tuscaloosa

Tuscaloosa News  

Tuscaloosa Public Library 

University of Alabama, School of Library and Information Studies

A special thanks goes to the following contributors of time, images, and information in setting up this project:
Betty Slowe
Elizabeth Bradt
Steven MacCall