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Birmingham Collection

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Firemen Aim Hoses at Civil Rights Protest

Firemen Aim Hoses at Civil Rights Protest
Although a group of 2, 000 African American protesters have been given permission to hold a civil rights rally near the Birmingham jail

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Man Registering to Vote

Man Registering to Vote
(Original Caption) 1/24/1966-Birmingham, AL- Federal voting examiners went to work here and in nearby Bessemer and Fairfield signing up Blacks to vote

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Statue for Birmingham Building Display

Statue for Birmingham Building Display
(Original Caption) Birmingham, Alabama: Statue For Top Of New Skyscraper In Birmingham

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Women Camapaigning Against Prohibition

Women Camapaigning Against Prohibition
(Original Caption) 7/3/1930-Birmingham, MI- Women comducting a vigorous campaign against Prohibition

Background imageBirmingham Collection: FBI Agent W.A. Rorer

FBI Agent W.A. Rorer
(Original Caption) W.A

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Interior Of The Ensley Steel Mills, Al

Interior Of The Ensley Steel Mills, Al
(Original Caption) 6/15/1934- Birmingham, AL - Steel Strike Preparedness. Pictured above are the Ensley Steel Mills, located in Birmingham, Ala

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Sam Snead In Golf Championship

Sam Snead In Golf Championship
(Original Caption) Sam Snead, whose 69 yesterday dropped him to second place in the National Open Golf Championship

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Sam Snead Presenting Trophy to Ralph Guldahl

Sam Snead Presenting Trophy to Ralph Guldahl
(Original Caption) Sam Snead, left, who finished in second place, presenting the National Open Golf trophy to Ralph Guldahl, right, of Chicago, Illinois

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Gallery Watching Sam Snead Blast Out of Sand Trap

Gallery Watching Sam Snead Blast Out of Sand Trap
(Original Caption) Sam Snead, of White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, getting out of a trap on the ninth green during the final round of the U.S. Open golf championship at Birmingham, Michigan

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Sam Snead Putting Ball

Sam Snead Putting Ball
(Original Caption) Sam Snead of White Sulphur Spriongs, West Va. putting as Pat Sawyer, Minneapolis, looks on, during the final round of the 41st National Open Golf Championship

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Sam Snead Driving From Tee

Sam Snead Driving From Tee
(Original Caption) The gallery looks on as Sam Snead of White Sulphur Springs, West Va. driving from the tenth tee during the final round of the US National Open Golf Tournament

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Golfers Attending Golf Championship

Golfers Attending Golf Championship
(Original Caption) A trio of fancy dressers at the 41st national Open Golf Championships. Left to right are: Johnny Farrell of Springfield, N.J

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Physician Examining Young Boy at Clinic

Physician Examining Young Boy at Clinic
(Original Caption) Birmingham, Alabama: Scene in the Slossfield Health center, Birmingham, Al. where the WPA has established health clinics

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Physician Treating Tuberculosis Patient

Physician Treating Tuberculosis Patient
(Original Caption) Birmingham, Alabama: white tuberculosis patient is given a pneumothorax treatment at a WPA clinic

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Nurse with Patients in Tuberculosis Clinic Waiting Room

Nurse with Patients in Tuberculosis Clinic Waiting Room
(Original Caption) Birmingham, Alabama: WPA nurse interviews a patient in a tuberculosis clinic while four other patients await their turn

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Boys Waiting for Physical Examination

Boys Waiting for Physical Examination
(Original Caption) Colored boys await their turn for examination at a WPA Health Center in Birmingham, Ala

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Girls Being Weighed In

Girls Being Weighed In
(Original Caption) Colored girls are weighed and their temperatures taken at WPA Health Center, Birmingham, Ala

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Washing Machines For Sale

Washing Machines For Sale
(Original Caption) When a large department store in Birmingham made the mistake of offering 35 washing machines for sale

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Students Carrying Signs at Democratic Convention

Students Carrying Signs at Democratic Convention
(Original Caption) Students from the University of Mississippi, Birmingham Southern College and other southern schools join in the parade here, as Governor J

Background imageBirmingham Collection: J Strom Thurmond and Fielding Wright Shaking Hands

J Strom Thurmond and Fielding Wright Shaking Hands
(Original Caption) Governor J. Strom Thurmond (left) of South Carolina, Dixie Democrats choice for president, and Governor Fielding L

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Woman Waving an Confederate Flag

Woman Waving an Confederate Flag
(Original Caption) Only Jeff Davis is Missing. Birmingham, Alabama: Mrs. Beulah Waller, 77, of Byron, Ga

Background imageBirmingham Collection: J. Strom Thurmond Speaking into a Microphone

J. Strom Thurmond Speaking into a Microphone
(Original Caption) Fourth Party Candidate. Birmingham, Alabama: Gov. J

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Picketers Carrying Signs in Front of Building

Picketers Carrying Signs in Front of Building
(Original Caption) Anti-Wallace demonstration is given by ten Negro picketers who marched with signs in front of the meeting that was to have been addressed here by Henry Wallace

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Richard Arrington Reelected

Richard Arrington Reelected
(Original Caption

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Dean Smith Clapping Hands

Dean Smith Clapping Hands
(Original Caption) North Carolina coach Dean Smith appears to be offering some advice to guard Kenny Smith (30)

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Dean Smith Clapping Hands

Dean Smith Clapping Hands
(Original Caption) North Carolina coach Dean Smith appears to be offering some advice to guard Kenny Smith (30)

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Bo Jackson Evading Curt Jarvis

Bo Jackson Evading Curt Jarvis
(Original Caption) Auburn tailback Bo Jackson (34) evades Alabama defender Curt Jarvis (95) to pick up short yardage against Alabama during first quarter action

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Hillside and Distant View of Birmingham, England

Hillside and Distant View of Birmingham, England
From an engraving of Birmingham in England. Published for Berrmann J. Meyer Undated

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Traffic View in Birmingham, England

Traffic View in Birmingham, England
(Original Caption) This is a view of Corporation Street at mid day in England, of Warwickshire County

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Terry Neale Rocking on Toy Horse

Terry Neale Rocking on Toy Horse
(Original Caption) Terry Very Merry Now. Birmingham, England: Three-year-old Terry Neale beams as he happily rocks to and fro on his brand new rocking-horse

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Ben Hogan Sinking a Putt

Ben Hogan Sinking a Putt
(Original Caption) Ben Hogan, the bantam comeback king, sinks a putt on the second green during the second day's play, June 15, at the U.S

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Ben Hogan Playing Golf

Ben Hogan Playing Golf
(Original Caption) Hogan Bags Open Championship Again

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Gene Littler Acknowledging the Crowd

Gene Littler Acknowledging the Crowd
(Original Caption) Birmingham, Mich.: Gene Littler doffs his hat to crowd after sinking a 2-foot putt on 18th hole to win 4th and final round of U.S. Open at Oakland Hills. Gardner E. Dickinson Jr

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Walter Burkemo Hugging PGA Trophy

Walter Burkemo Hugging PGA Trophy
(Original Caption) 7/9/1953-Birmingham, MI- Walter Burkemo, fresh from the biggest victory of his career, gives his P.G.A

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Attorney Silas C. Garrett Standing with His Briefcase

Attorney Silas C. Garrett Standing with His Briefcase
(Original Caption) Alabama Attorney General Silas C. Garrett, who was arrested and released on bond in connection with voting fraud on June 1, 1954 is shown

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Agents Examining Bottle of Moonshine

Agents Examining Bottle of Moonshine
(Original Caption) Moonshine, ready for distribution, is examined by agents after a raid

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Portrait of Samuel I. Newhouse

Portrait of Samuel I. Newhouse
(Original Caption) The Birmingham News, one of the South's largest dailies, was sold today to the Samuel I. Newhouse Newspaper group for $16, 500, 000 (m)

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Demonstration Against Integration

Demonstration Against Integration
(Original Caption) 2/5/1955- Birmingham

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Johnny Akers Showing His Mementos

Johnny Akers Showing His Mementos
(Original Caption) Johnny Akers, 6'3" forward for Dunbar High School at Bessemer, Alabama

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Inside of a Montgomery Transit Bus

Inside of a Montgomery Transit Bus
An interior view of a Montgomery City transit bus, 1956. (Photo by Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Nat King Cole Playing Piano

Nat King Cole Playing Piano
(Original Caption) 1956-Three white men assaulted African American musician Nat "King" Cole April 10th, as the entertainer performed at the City Auditorium in Birmingham, AL

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Lawyers Arthur Shores and Constance Motley

Lawyers Arthur Shores and Constance Motley
Attorneys Arthur Shores (l) and Constance Motley, counsel for the NAACP, leave the federal courthouse in Birmingham

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Attorney Arthur Shores

Attorney Arthur Shores
(Original Caption) 2/7/1956-Birmingham, AL- Arthur Shores, attorney for Autherine Lucy, 26

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Autherine Lucy With Her Attorney

Autherine Lucy With Her Attorney
(Original Caption) 2/08/56-Birmingham, Alabama: Autherine Lucy, barrred from the University of Alabama after riots on the campus, is shown with her attorney, Arthur Shores

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Autherine Lucy and Arthur Shores at a Press Conference

Autherine Lucy and Arthur Shores at a Press Conference
College student Autherine Lucy (1929 - 2022) and her attorney, Arthur Shores

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Arthur Shores and Constance Motley with Newsmen

Arthur Shores and Constance Motley with Newsmen
(Original Caption) Negro attorney Arthur Shores, left

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Dependent in Court Case Against University of Alabama

Dependent in Court Case Against University of Alabama
Dependent Polly Ann Hudson, who has entered into a court case against the University of Alabama for refusing her admission on moral grounds because of her pending divorce

Background imageBirmingham Collection: William F. Adams and Austin Meadows

William F. Adams and Austin Meadows
(Photo by Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Arthur Shores and Constance Motley in Court

Arthur Shores and Constance Motley in Court
(Original Caption) Attorneys Arthur Shores and Mrs

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Autherine Lucy In Crowd Holding Bible

Autherine Lucy In Crowd Holding Bible
(Original Caption) 2/29/1956-Birmingham, AL: Autherine Lucy (C, no hat) leaves a crowded Federal Court hearing for lunch recess, carrying a Bible

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Activist Thurgood Marshall and Arthur Shore Walking Inside Courthouse

Activist Thurgood Marshall and Arthur Shore Walking Inside Courthouse
Thurgood Marshall, (L), Chief of the N.A.A.C.P. and Arthur Shore, (R), attorney are shown entering a courtroom

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Portrait of Governor James E. Folsom

Portrait of Governor James E. Folsom
(Original Caption) Governor James E. Folsom (special to Ashville, North Carolina)

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Portrait of Mike Fox and Orville Clevenger

Portrait of Mike Fox and Orville Clevenger
(Original Caption) Mike Fox and Orville Clevenger appear in custody

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Nat King Cole Attacker Handcuffed

Nat King Cole Attacker Handcuffed
(Original Caption) 4/11/1956-Birmingham, Alabama-Willie Richard Vinson, 23, of Anniston, AL, sits in police headquarters after he and five others were taken into custody April 10th

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Albert and Mrs. Boutwell Watch Votes Come in

Albert and Mrs. Boutwell Watch Votes Come in
(Original Caption) 8/28/1956-Birmingham, AL- Author of the Freedom of Choice School Amendment, Alabama State Senator Albert Boutwell and Mrs

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Violating Bus Segregation Law

Violating Bus Segregation Law
Black civil rights leader, The Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth (1922 - 2011)

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Crowd Surrounding Demolished Home

Crowd Surrounding Demolished Home
A crowd of onlookers surround the home of Rev. Fred L. Shuttleworth, which was destroyed by a dynamite blast. The Reverend's wife and two children were injured in the explosion

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Followers Congratulating White Citizens Orator

Followers Congratulating White Citizens Orator
(Original Caption) Asa E. (Ace) Carter (center) is congratulated by followers after he addressed a meeting of a white citizens council, of which he is executive secretary, in Birmingham yesterday

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Portrait of Reverend F. L. Shuttlesworth and Supporters

Portrait of Reverend F. L. Shuttlesworth and Supporters
(Original Caption) Birmingham, Alabama: Negro Minister after Bombing Of Home. The Rev. F. L

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Twenty-Four College Students in a Telephone Booth

Twenty-Four College Students in a Telephone Booth
Birmingham-Southern College students break the unofficial record as 24 of them squeeze into a telephone booth

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Interior of Automobile Factory

Interior of Automobile Factory
Birmingham, England: Austin Works Production Line. ca. 1960s

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Cat Sleeping on a Radio

Cat Sleeping on a Radio
Pet of a Birmingham man, "O-Me", a "50 per cent" Siamese kitten, is 100 percent for the classics, circa 1960. At the moment, he seems to have found some radio music to purr by

Background imageBirmingham Collection: James A. Peck Being Beaten by White Mob

James A. Peck Being Beaten by White Mob
(Original Caption) James A. Peck, of New York, is mobbed at the Birmingham Bus station, May 14th, by whites opposing integration on the buses

Background imageBirmingham Collection: White Protestor Blocking Freedom Rider Bus

White Protestor Blocking Freedom Rider Bus
One of a mob of whites gathered at the Anniston bus terminal sits down and dares the driver of a Greyhound bus bearing a bi-racial integrationist group to "run over" him

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Gardner Dickinson Congratulating Gene Littler

Gardner Dickinson Congratulating Gene Littler
(Original Caption) Birmingham, Mich.: Tired Gene Littler is congratulated by partner Gardner E. Dickinson Jr. (right) just after Littler sank his putt on 18th to win 1961 U.S. Open at Oakland Hills

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Baby Posing with Bottle of Sun Tan Lotion

Baby Posing with Bottle of Sun Tan Lotion
(Original Caption) Birmingham, Ala.: Alabama farmers pray for rain in a heat wave which has broken high temperatures 12 days in a row

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Police Officer with Dog Disperses Segregation Protesters

Police Officer with Dog Disperses Segregation Protesters
African American segregation protesters flee from a police officer and police dog during a prayer march in Birmingham, Alabama

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Martin Luther King Being Arrested in Birmingham

Martin Luther King Being Arrested in Birmingham
(Original Caption) 4/12/1963-Birmingham, AL: A police officer grabs Southern integration leader Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Kneeling African American Protesters

Kneeling African American Protesters
Arrested for parading without a permit, African American protesters kneel on a sidewalk in Birmingham, Alabama

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Demonstrators Getting on School Bus

Demonstrators Getting on School Bus
(Original Caption) Police load youthful Negro demonstrators into a school bus on 5/2 after masses of demonstrators filled paddy wagon

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Civil Rights Demonstrators Getting Sprayed by Hose

Civil Rights Demonstrators Getting Sprayed by Hose
A group of African American anti-segregation demonstrators run for safety as they are sprayed with high-pressure water from fire hoses during a civil rights march in Birmingham, Alabama

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Police Escorting Demonstrator to Jail

Police Escorting Demonstrator to Jail
(Original Caption) Police officers hustle a Negro to jail who they claimed threw a soft drink bottle at authorities trying to break up a massive protest demonstration against segregation

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Protesters Being Hosed by Fireman

Protesters Being Hosed by Fireman
(Original Caption) Firemen bear in on a group of African Americans who sought shelter in a doorway as hoses and dogs were used in routing anti-segregation demonstrators in Birmingham, Alabama

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Police and Dogs Near Demonstrators

Police and Dogs Near Demonstrators
Police officers with dogs prepare to break up a crowd of over 3, 000 segregation protesters holding a rally in a Birmingham park. Alabama

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Police Officer Chasing Female Protester

Police Officer Chasing Female Protester
A police officer holding a nightstick chases one of over 3, 000 segregation protesters holding a rally in a Birmingham park. Alabama

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Woman Helped After Hose Attack

Woman Helped After Hose Attack
A man helps an African American woman to her feet after she was sprayed with a firehose by firefighters during a segregation protest in Birmingham, Alabama

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Segregation Protest March

Segregation Protest March
Teenagers in Birmingham begin a segregation protest march that ended in their being routed by high-pressure hoses and snapping police dogs

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Demonstrators Facing Fire Hoses in Birmingham

Demonstrators Facing Fire Hoses in Birmingham
Three demonstrators join hands to build strength against the force of water sprayed by riot police in Birmingham, Alabama, during a protest of segregation practices

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Demonstrators Gather in Birmingham, Alabama

Demonstrators Gather in Birmingham, Alabama
Police officers stand near a paddy wagon as African American protesters gather in front of the Traffic Engineering Building in Birmingham, Alabama

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Demonstrator Kneeling in Prayer

Demonstrator Kneeling in Prayer
A woman, one of 2, 000, kneels in prayer as African American protesters gather in front of the Traffic Engineering Building in Birmingham, Alabama

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Segregation Protesters at Jail

Segregation Protesters at Jail
African American protesters seen through a paddy wagon window, sing and pray during a protest at the Birmingham Jail in Alabama

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Children Arrested After Civil Rights Demonstration

Children Arrested After Civil Rights Demonstration
African American children participating in a Civil Rights protests wait for a police van to take them to jail in Birmingham, Alabama

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Firemen Spraying Protesters With Firehose

Firemen Spraying Protesters With Firehose
Firefighters spray African American demonstrators participating in a segregation protest with firehoses in Birmingham, Alabama

Background imageBirmingham Collection: Segregation Protesters Running Across Park

Segregation Protesters Running Across Park
Demonstrators from the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church run across Kelley Ingram Park in Birmingham, Alabama during a segregation protest. | Location: Kelley Ingram Park, Birmingham, Alabama, USA



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