Browse Items (80 total)

On January 11,1896, the first towboat - the "Baltimore" of Demopolis - passed under the drawbridge and into safe anchor in Lock No. 1.

A large party of Tuscaloosa and Northport people including ladies and gentlemen, as well as small boys and…

A man manually pushes a barge along the Black Warrior River.

The steam packet "R. E. Lee" is shown docked on the north side of the Tuscaloosa Wharf on the Black Warrior River. The engraving was made around 1887 and is included in the Tuskaloosa Coal, Iron and Land Company promotional catalog.

The drawbridge connecting Tuscaloosa and Northport is reflected in the Black Warrior River. The Mobile & Ohio Railroad Bridge is in the background.

The drawbridge that connected Northport and Tuscaloosa was built in 1922 at a cost of about…

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…

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,…

Two trolleys collide at Lawn Station in front of the old Druid City Hospital on the University of Alabama campus. Streetcar 48 was hit by the other streetcar.

Streetcar service began in 1883 with the arrival of the town’s first horsecar trolley.…

Two trolleys collide at Lawn Station in front of the old Druid City Hospital on the University of Alabama campus. Streetcar 48 was hit by the other streetcar.

Streetcar service began in 1883 with the arrival of the town’s first horsecar trolley.…

Two trolleys collide at Lawn Station in front of the old Druid City Hospital on the UA campus. Streetcar 48 was hit by the other streetcar.

Streetcar service began in 1883 with the arrival of the town’s first horsecar trolley. Operated by the…

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…