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…
The paddleboat was originally named "J.H. Menge." In July 1916, she was sold to Capt. Owen F. Burke, Mobile, who renamed her and ran her Mobile-Alabama-Tombigbee Rivers until he sold her to steamboat broker John F. Klein in 1919. Klein ran her…
Frank I. Derby, organizer of the 1919 Rooster Auction in Demopolis, Ala., accepts a rooster from President Woodrow Wilson. Derby is holding the rooster on a tray.
The auction was held to raise money to build a bridge spanning the Tombigbee River.…
Unidentified men stand on Rooster Bridge. The drawbridge was located on Highway 80 about 15 miles west of Demopolis. Fighting cocks were donated and auctioned off to raise money to build the bridge. President Woodrow Wilson donated one rooster which…
A team of oxen hauls a load of logs down Broad Street at 23rd Avenue. The First National Bank is in the background. Note the condition of the city's main street.
The opening and dedication of Lock 17 on the Black Warrior River was the occasion for celebration. “Steamers came up from Mobile bring(ing) visitors for the opening ceremony. They came with visitors already on board and picked up more along the way,…