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This is the murder scene of city detective and former Tuscaloosa County Sheriff J. Foster King and Homer F. Hubbard. The policeman in the dark uniform is Jim Baughman; the policeman in the white shirt is D.D. Darnell. The policeman looking at the…

The program for the Tuscaloosa Centennial in 1916. Includes a full description of the different events. It also names the Executive Committee for the Celebration. The committee was made up of: F.G. Blair- Chairman, Sam F. Clabaugh- Secretary, W.W.…

The Junior Boy Scouts are ready for a parade, possibly an Independence Day Parade.

Shown with leader Banks Kennedy are Battle Searcy, William Collier, James P. Collier, John C. Kirk, Charles Blondheim, William Blondheim, A.A. Kirk, Lester…

People line the streets of downtown Tuscaloosa for the Christmas Parade.

Alabama Governor George C. Wallace stands in the door of Foster Auditorium in an attempt to block integration of the University of Alabama by Vivian Malone and James Hood. Despite his actions, when Malone and Hood walked past him to register for…

Hundreds of reporters gathered in Tuscaloosa to record the much-publicized confrontation between Governor Wallace and the representatives of the U.S. government over the registration of two black students, Vivian Malone and James Hood, for classes at…

The "Stand in the Schoolhouse Door" by Alabama Governor George C. Wallace. The Governor stands in the door of Foster Auditorium in an attempt to block integration of the University of Alabama by Vivian Malone and James Hood. Despite his actions,…

The tornado's destruction of the Barnes & Norris Cotton Warehouse.

Representing four generations of life in Tuscaloosa, the occupants in the car are Mrs. Ann Coleman Cochrane, Lucy Cochrane Maxwell, Jeannie Maxwell Richardson, Luther Henderson Maxwell, II and Lucy Maxwell Richardson, later Mrs. Bibb. The unique…

Model T's participating in the Tuscaloosa Centennial Parade in 1916. Notice the trolley tracks turning the corner.