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Photograph of the Satterfield Freight & Motor Lines.

The "Josie W." passes through the Black Warrior River lift bridge with tow for Mobile, Alabama. W.A. Randlette was captain.

Coal Barges at the Tide Water Coal Company Mines along the Black Warrior River.

Streetcar service began in 1883 with the arrival of the town’s first horsecar trolley. Operated by the Tuskaloosa Street Railway, streetcars were pulled on rail by mules and mustangs.
The steam dummy train began operation in 1888 by the Tuskaloosa…

Picture of the Oliver Lock and Dam on the Black Warrior River.

The William Bacon Oliver Lock and Dam is located in Tuscaloosa on the Black Warrior River. Completed in 1940, it was named after U. S. Representative William Oliver. The dam forms Lake…

This photograph of the Black Warrior River was taken from the old draw bridge that spanned the river from Northport to Tuscaloosa. The old Lock 10 can be seen up the river. Old Lock 10 was located approximately where the River Market is located…

This is the lift bridge that crossed the Black Warrior River from Northport to Tuscaloosa. It stood until the early seventies when the Hugh Thomas Bridge was built. The bridge emptied traffic onto Greensboro Avenue. In the foreground can be seen…

The wrecked auto is a 1951 Commodore 8. It has been towed to Robertson Service Station across from the Tuscaloosa County Courthouse.

An advertisement scanned from the 1896 Corolla, the University of Alabama yearbook.

The Corolla, v.3, 1896

An advertisement scanned from the 1895 Corolla, the University of Alabama yearbook.

Streetcar service began in 1883 with the arrival of the town’s first horsecar trolley. Operated by the Tuskaloosa Street Railway, streetcars were pulled on rail by…