It’s always fascinating to stumble upon historic photos that show how far Alabama has come since its early days. So many things have changed over the past 100 years or so. Not only are towns becoming much more populated with people and buildings, but clothing styles and automobile models have also changed significantly. Listed below are 11 fascinating photos that prove Alabama has come a really long way since the early 1900s.
- A view of Dexter Avenue in Montgomery, Alabama with the Capitol Building in the far-off distance. Circa 1906.
Wikimedia Commons/Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division/Detroit Publishing Company
- This snapshot is of the new Lyric Theatre in Mobile, Alabama. Circa 1900-1920.
Library of Congress/Detroit Publishing Co.
- A view of Second Avenue, looking east, in downtown Birmingham, Alabama. Circa 1906.
Library of Congress/Detroit Publishing Co.
- Pictured here is a view of downtown Greensboro, Alabama in the 1930s.
Wikimedia Commons/Library of Congress/Walker Evans
- In this shot, cotton is being brought to market in Montgomery, Alabama. Circa 1900.
Wikimedia Commons/Yale University Manuscripts & Archives Digital Images Database
- This historic shot was captured on Dauphin Street in Mobile, Alabama. Circa 1901.
Library of Congress/Detroit Publishing Co.
- Crowds of people finishing up their Christmas shopping in downtown Gadsden, Alabama in 1940.
Library of Congress/Vachon, John, 1914-1975, photographer
- A WWI victory parade for the 167th Infantry regiment is being held on Dexter Avenue in Montgomery, Alabama in 1919.
Wikimedia Commons/Alabama Dept. of Archives and History/Stanley Paulger
- This billboard snapshot was captured along an Alabama highway in 1939.
Library of Congress/Wolcott, Marion Post, 1910-1990, photographer
- A busy day at Montgomery, Alabama’s Winter Building in 1934.
Wikimedia Commons/Historic American Buildings Survey, Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division/W. N. Manning
- Pictured here is a one-room schoolhouse in Alabama. Circa 1935.
Wikipedia/Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum
In what ways has your hometown changed since the early 1900s? Please share your thoughts with us in the comments.
Wikimedia Commons/Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division/Detroit Publishing Company
Library of Congress/Detroit Publishing Co.
Wikimedia Commons/Library of Congress/Walker Evans
Wikimedia Commons/Yale University Manuscripts & Archives Digital Images Database
Library of Congress/Vachon, John, 1914-1975, photographer
Wikimedia Commons/Alabama Dept. of Archives and History/Stanley Paulger
Library of Congress/Wolcott, Marion Post, 1910-1990, photographer
Wikimedia Commons/Historic American Buildings Survey, Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division/W. N. Manning
Wikipedia/Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum
For a list of 15 rare photos that show Alabama’s agricultural history like never before, click here.
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