Old checks hold a fascination for both my brother Richard and I. In going through mom and dad's house in Huntsville we've found a la...

Alabama has a long history of producing individuals who have contributed to one or more styles of jazz: W.C. Handy, James Reese Europe, Ersk...

Another expedition to the digital material at the Alabama Department of Archives and History uncovered the photograph below. The descriptio...

In a previous post on this blog I've examined Birmingham photographs taken by Walker Evans probably in 1936. I'll be examining two ...