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Photograph Construction 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.…

This covered bridge was located about 5 miles south of Brookwood, Ala., on Covered Bridge Road. It was thought to built about 1850 and was destroyed by fire in 1962. It was the last covered bridge in Tuscaloosa County.

The bridge was constructed…

This railroad scene shows Tuscaloosa Cotton Seed Oil Company with the tall smokestack behind the light-colored building. Other business are unidentified and the date is unknown.

This covered bridge was located about 5 miles south of Brookwood, Ala., on Covered Bridge Road. It was thought to built about 1850 and was destroyed by fire in 1962. It was the last covered bridge in Tuscaloosa County.

The bridge was constructed…

When Tuscaloosa gave up its electric trolley system, the cars were sold to the city of Montreal, Canada, in 1942. The postcard shows one of the cars in use in 1948. The information on the back of the postcard is shown.

The history of…

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.…

Frank Chandler Sr. sits in the passenger seat of this roadster which he constructed with his friends who are in the photo, but unidentified. The paper mill at Holt is in the background.

The Mobile & Ohio (M&O) railroad trestle over the Black Warrior River between Tuscaloosa and Northport is shown in the background with the Josie W. leaving for Mobile.

The M&O Railroad trestle is a wooden and steel truss bridge that was…

This train served the University of Alabama campus with a depot that was located approximately where the parking deck on campus is located today.The track ran parallel and north of what is now Campus Drive and followed the fence that was in front of…

This photo shows the train side of the L & N (Louisville and Nashville) railroad station in Tuscaloosa. Built in 1912, the depot still stands and has been used over the years as a restaurant and event facility.

It is constructed of yellow pressed…