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Space City USA artifacts found after decades Nuka World, Swampland, Crooked House, Chickamauga, Space City, Fall Out 4, Tokyo Disney Sea, Decatur, Train Tracks

Tokyo Disney Sea

Space City USA artifacts found after decades

These businesses are an important part of Alabama's past and present. Story Highlights, Past, Places To Go, Things To Do, Resources, History, Business, Outdoor Decor

Story Highlights

These businesses are an important part of Alabama's past and present.

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Annual event first held in 1985 Annual, Media, Event, Couple Photos, Scenes, Fictional Characters

Fictional Characters

Annual event first held in 1985

From 1947 to 1965, Birmingham was the site of about 50 racially motivated bomb attacks. City Of Birmingham, Birmingham News, Birmingham Alabama, Black Vampire, Aaliyah Style, Street House, The Monks, Westside, Horrific

City Of Birmingham

Birmingham News

Birmingham Alabama

From 1947 to 1965, Birmingham was the site of about 50 racially motivated bomb attacks.

The definitions of "decent" and "obscene" have evolved over time, especially in reference to swimwear. Evolve, Decent, Definitions, Reference, Swimwear, Movies

The definitions of "decent" and "obscene" have evolved over time, especially in reference to swimwear.

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The Negro Southern League Museum is packed with baseball history and admission is free! Birmingham, League, Southern, Museum, Baseball, Free, Vintage

The Negro Southern League Museum is packed with baseball history and admission is free!

The Negro Southern League Museum is packed with baseball history and admission is free!

The Negro Southern League Museum is packed with baseball history and admission is free!

Do you remember when a trip to Grandma's meant going through her drawer filled with S&H Green Stamps so you could lick 'em and stick 'em into those little booklets? Do You Remember, Back Home, Booklet, Childhood Memories, Vintage Photos, Entertaining, Shit Happens, Green

Do You Remember

Childhood Memories

Do you remember when a trip to Grandma's meant going through her drawer filled with S&H Green Stamps so you could lick 'em and stick 'em into those little booklets?

Prince played at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville in 1998. Prince Concert, The Artist Prince, Huntsville Alabama, Photos Of Prince, The Way He Looks, Roger Nelson, Prince Rogers Nelson, Love Hug, Purple Reign

The Artist Prince

Huntsville Alabama

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The Way He Looks

Prince Rogers Nelson

Prince played at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville in 1998.

The grape-flavored soft drink has a rich and colorful history that dates back to 1916. Soft Drinks, Things To Know, Cooking Tips, Google Images, Wine Bottle, Flavors, Room Makeover

The grape-flavored soft drink has a rich and colorful history that dates back to 1916.

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Submitted by AL.com readers.

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Beautiful Buildings

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Lewis Hine wrote on this 1914 photo: "7 year old Ferris. Tiny newsie who did not know enough to make change for investigator. There are still too many of these little ones in the larger cities Mobile." Diane Arbus, Old Pictures, Old Photos, Labor Photos, Amazing Pictures, Vintage Photographs, Antique Photos, Vintage Postcards

Amazing Pictures

Vintage Photographs

Vintage Postcards

Lewis Hine wrote on this 1914 photo: "7 year old Ferris. Tiny newsie who did not know enough to make change for investigator. There are still too many of these little ones in the larger cities Mobile."

This 1910 photo taken in a Birmingham mill had one of the more heart-wrenching captions by Lewis Hine: "'Our Baby Doffer,' they called him. Donnie Cole. Has been doffing for some months. When asked his age, he hesitated, then said, 'I'm Twelve.' Another young boy said 'He can't work unless he's twelve.' Child Labor regulations were conspicuously posted in the mill." (Source: Lewis Hine/Library of Congress) Haunted Images, Lewis Hine, Newsboys, Labor Law, Hina, Rare Images, Three Brothers, Documentary Photography, Library Of Congress

Documentary Photography

Library Of Congress

This 1910 photo taken in a Birmingham mill had one of the more heart-wrenching captions by Lewis Hine: "'Our Baby Doffer,' they called him. Donnie Cole. Has been doffing for some months. When asked his age, he hesitated, then said, 'I'm Twelve.' Another young boy said 'He can't work unless he's twelve.' Child Labor regulations were conspicuously posted in the mill." (Source: Lewis Hine/Library of Congress)

Planning to see "I Saw the Light"? Why not brush up on your Hank Williams trivia before heading to the theatre. Here's 15 things you might not know about Hank Williams. Country Music Artists, Country Music Stars, Country Singers, Country Musicians, Hank Williams Jr, I Love Music, All Music, Learn Music, Music Stuff

Country Music Artists

Country Music Stars

Country Singers

Country Musicians

Hank Williams Jr

Planning to see "I Saw the Light"? Why not brush up on your Hank Williams trivia before heading to the theatre. Here's 15 things you might not know about Hank Williams.

Eastwood Mall opened in 1960 and was Alabama's first indoor shopping center. It was a top mall in Birmingham for more than 30 years. Shopping Center, Vintage Stuff, Mall, Merchandise, City, Future, 30 Years

Shopping Center

Eastwood Mall opened in 1960 and was Alabama's first indoor shopping center. It was a top mall in Birmingham for more than 30 years.

Sixty-one years ago on March 9, 1955, ABC's show Disneyland aired "Man in Space," the first of a three-part, Disney-produced series featuring NASA's Wernher von Braun, which caught the attention of President Dwight D. Eisenhower and profoundly influenced America's views on space. Approximately... 60 Years Ago, One Year Ago, Disney Men, Walt Disney, Rocket City, Abc Shows, March 9th, Space Program, Spaceman

Sixty-one years ago on March 9, 1955, ABC's show Disneyland aired "Man in Space," the first of a three-part, Disney-produced series featuring NASA's Wernher von Braun, which caught the attention of President Dwight D. Eisenhower and profoundly influenced America's views on space. Approximately...

In 1896, Samuel H. Kress of Pennsylvania, the owner of stationery and notions store, began building a chain of 5- and 10-cent stores that would eventually grow to include 264 stores. Brighton And Hove, Areas, Abstract Artwork, Building, Travel, Samuel, Notions

Brighton And Hove

Abstract Artwork

In 1896, Samuel H. Kress of Pennsylvania, the owner of stationery and notions store, began building a chain of 5- and 10-cent stores that would eventually grow to include 264 stores.

In 1896, Samuel H. Kress of Pennsylvania, the owner of stationery and notions store, began building a chain of 5- and 10-cent stores that would eventually grow to include 264 stores. Family Legacy, When I Get Married, Good Ole, Department Store, Southern Style, Historic Homes, Pennsylvania

When I Get Married

Department Store

In 1896, Samuel H. Kress of Pennsylvania, the owner of stationery and notions store, began building a chain of 5- and 10-cent stores that would eventually grow to include 264 stores.

Spectre, Ala., is a fictional town built as a set for the 2004 movie "Big Fish." Tuscaloosa, Sweet Home Alabama, Big Fish, Arts And Entertainment, Ghost Towns, Engagement Pictures, Main Street, Then And Now

Sweet Home Alabama

Arts And Entertainment

Engagement Pictures

Spectre, Ala., is a fictional town built as a set for the 2004 movie "Big Fish."

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Spectre, Ala., is a fictional town built as a set for the 2004 movie "Big Fish." Cypress Trees, Group Tours, Film Set, Grand Hotel, Enchanted Forest, Historical Sites

Enchanted Forest

Historical Sites

Spectre, Ala., is a fictional town built as a set for the 2004 movie "Big Fish."

Do you know of businesses that hold titles for oldest in the state? Email kkazek@al.com or comment below. Hold On, Title, Email, Olds, Naruto Sad, Store

Do you know of businesses that hold titles for oldest in the state? Email kkazek@al.com or comment below.

#Bear #wrestling used to be legal in Alabama. Professional Wrestlers, Wrestling, Lucha Libre

Professional Wrestlers

#Bear #wrestling used to be legal in Alabama.

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