Birmingham Mule-drawn Streetcar, ca. 1887

Citizens ride on a mule-drawn street car on First Avenue North in downtown Birmingham in 1887.

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Birmingham Mule-drawn Streetcar, ca. 1887

Nineteenth Street North ca. 1890

Nineteenth Street North at Second Avenue in downtown Birmingham, ca. 1890.

Photograph by J. Horgan Jr.

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Nineteenth Street North ca. 1890

Train to East Lake Park 1893

A special train providing transport from downtown Birmingham to a picnic at East Lake Park in June 1893.

Photograph by O.V. Hunt

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Train to East Lake Park 1893

Alabama State Fairgrounds ca. 1906

A bicycle race at the Alabama State Fairgrounds in Birmingham. The statue of Vulcan, seen in the background, was erected on the grounds in 1906.

O.V. Hunt Photograph

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Alabama State Fairgrounds ca. 1906

Downtown Construction 1913

Construction of the Jefferson County Savings Bank in downtown Birmingham in 1913.

O.V. Hunt Photograph

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Downtown Construction 1913

Sixteenth Street Baptist Church Choir, ca. 1917

The Sixteenth Street Baptist Church Choir on the steps of the church, ca. 1917.

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Sixteenth Street Baptist Church Choir, ca. 1917

Traffic Cop ca. 1920

A traffic cop on Twentieth Street North in downtown Birmingham during the early 1920s, before electric traffic lights were installed.

Photograph by O.V. Hunt

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Traffic Cop ca. 1920

Avondale Park ca. 1925

A concert in Avondale Park in Birmingham, ca. 1925.

O.V. Hunt Photograph

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Avondale Park ca. 1925

Alabama Theater ca. 1940

The Alabama Theater, a Birmingham landmark, was built in 1927 and today houses the Alabama Theatre for the Performing Arts.

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Alabama Theater ca. 1940

Terminal Station

Terminal Station was Birmingham's main railroad station from 1909 until in 1969, when it was demolished. The Magic City sign greeted travelers as they entered the city.

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Terminal Station

Carver Theater 1947

Historic Carver Theater, now home to the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame, is located in the historic Fourth Avenue district of Birmingham.

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Carver Theater 1947

Twentieth Street North 1955

A rainy day in 1955 on Twentieth Street North in downtown Birmingham.

Birmingham Post-Herald

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Twentieth Street North 1955

Farmers Market 1961

Vegetables and other produce displayed at a farmers market on Finley Avenue in Birmingham in 1961.

Birmingham Post-Herald

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Farmers Market 1961