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Josephine, Olivia, and Dorothy Murphy enjoy an afternoon swim on the banks of Hurricane Creek in the Brookwood area circa 1923.

The photograph was provided by John Earl, the son of Josephine Murphy Earl.

The Tuscaloosa YMCA Basketball Champions of 1957
Front row: Wilbur Manderson, Robert Shamblin, Tommy Kendall and Mike Ward. Back row: Bill Patton, Gaius Whitfield, Al Kincaid and Skip Laney

The swimming club was located between Locks 10 and 11 on the north side of the Black Warrior River. Bath houses were on a large wooden barge. It was built by C. E. Abbott Jr. and widely used by young people. Girls at that time were quite modest and…

Shown in this 1941 photo of the Tuscaloosa High School football team are:

Row 1: E.B. Wilson, Vic Spradley, Gene Pearson, Jack Kirkly, Melvin Hardin, Raphael Blackburn, Frank "Pedro" Cummings, Billy Henderson.

Row 2: M.D. Malone, Murray Bock,…

The chart shows Tuscaloosa High School Football personnel and teams from 1925 to 1929 with coach Paul Burnum.

Burnum led the Black Bears to an undefeated record, five state championships and four national championship during his five-year…

The 1926 Tuscaloosa High School Black Bears became national champions when they played Senns High School from Chicago for the Silver Football Trophy.

On the team, Row 1: Claude Taylor, Sam Coley, Joe Craig, Bruce McEachin, M.L. Ward, Luther…

The football team from Tuscaloosa County Training School in front of the school building. The Training School was for black students. It was located on the north side of Rice Mine Road in Northport (AL). Members of the team: (l - r, first row) Bub…

The 1950-51 Tuscaloosa County High School basketball team.

Front Row: Jimmy Simpson, Doyle Fleenor, Douglas Hale, Herman Boyd, Buddy Bush, Fred Jones.
Back Row: #10 Unknown, Tom Mason, Gene Lary, Owen White, Gene Thrasher, and unknown manager.

This American Legion Junior Baseball Team was sponsored by Tucker Motor Company in 1949.

In front is batboy Bobby Hanna.

Frist row from left: Cecil Ingram, Jimmy Walker, Tommy Belk, Buford Hamner, Neely Foster, Don Price and Steve…

Windham Springs is home to a hot spring that was once frequented by people to cure such ailments as rheumatism, toe itch, colic, and stomach acidity.The countryside of Windham Springs is surrounded by giant rocks, hillsides covered with moss and an…