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This is the Old Tuscaloosa County Jail at 2803 6th Street in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, which is across the street from the Old State Capitol ruins in Capitol Park. In 1856, the jail was built by William B. Robertson at the cost of $8,029.40. It had the…

The new Post Office under construction on 22nd Avenue.

Richard C. Shelby is the United States Senator from Alabama. The photo shows him in 1964.

In 1964, E.W. Skidmore resigned from the position of Tuscaloosa city prosecutor after holding the post for 27 years. Replacing him was a young upstart,…

Judge Elbert Boozer stands on a replica of the state capitol that he hauled around the state on a trailer to use as a backdrop for his speeches in the primary campaign for governor in 1946. He lost the election to James E. Folsom., Sr.


He was…

William W. Brandon was an American Democratic politician who was the 37th governor of Alabama from 1923 to 1927.

Brandon was born in Talladega, Alabama, but grew up in Tuscaloosa. He attended Tuscaloosa High School and studied law at the…

Alabama Governor Albert P. Brewer is shown in his office in Montgomery, along with (left to right) Bert Bank, Herman Hickman, Edgerton B. Harris Jr, (Brewer), Cliff Davenport, and Rep. John Culver.

Brewer had been elected lieutenant governor when…

"Big Jim" Folsom campaigns for governor. The man on the left holding the newspaper is Henry Van Lewis Sr. An agent for GM&O railroad, George G. Franks, is sitting on the windowsill and wearing a hat. The man on the far right in overalls is Clem…

In this photo taken in 1954, "Big Jim" poses in front of Hutchins Quick Lunch, located on Greensboro Ave. Several people in the photo were BFGoodrich workers. Identified in the photo are: Hoyt Hamner, Cliff Mock, Ace Trammel, Billy Thomson, Fuller…

Standing from the left with Gov. George C. Wallace (seated) are Hilliard Fletcher, Bert Bank, Richard Shelby, James L. Chancy, Ed Robertson, Snow Hinton, John Culver and Tim Parker Sr.
This photo was likely the signing of a bill by Gov. Wallace in…

Governor George C. Wallace is shown at the groundbreaking of the State Docks on the Black Warrior River in Northport, AL, on October 20, 1963. Left are DeVane King Jones and Jack Warner. To the right of Gov. Wallace may be Houston Feaster, Docks…