06/08/2026
Providence Hospital in Mobile, c. 1950s. Burton Studio Collection, The Doy Leale McCall Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of South Alabama.
This is the official FB page of the McCall Library of the University of South Alabama in Mobile, AL.
Follow for a selection of images that illustrate our unique special collections. Since its founding in 1978, as the University of South Alabama Photographic Archives, the mission of the Doy Leale McCall Rare Book and Manuscript Library has been to collect and preserve recorded evidence of the history of the people of south Alabama and to promote its use for original research. Our collection scope
06/08/2026
Providence Hospital in Mobile, c. 1950s. Burton Studio Collection, The Doy Leale McCall Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of South Alabama.
06/05/2026
Interior of a dredging vessel, Radcliff Gravel Dredging Operation in Mobile, undated. Radcliff Gravel Company Dredging Photographs, The Doy Leale McCall Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of South Alabama.
06/04/2026
GM&O Railroad Engine number 732 in Mobile, c. 1950s. Roy R. Froom Collection, The Doy Leale McCall Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of South Alabama.
06/03/2026
The McCall Library's monthly Drop-In Tour is this Friday at 10 AM. Join us for a 30-45 minute tour of the space, and a brief introduction to one collection. No need to sign up in advance, just drop in!
06/03/2026
Portrait of a group of thespians in Mobile, undated. Erik Overbey Collection, The Doy Leale McCall Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of South Alabama.
06/02/2026
Waterfront at Grand Hotel, undated. Johann Martin Nester Collection, The Doy Leale McCall Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of South Alabama.
06/01/2026
Picnic at a lake near Mobile, possibly a graduation luncheon, 1926. History Museum of Mobile Collection, The Doy Leale McCall Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of South Alabama.
05/29/2026
Apollo bay boat in Mobile, c. 1900s. Courtesy of Philip G. Austin, The Doy Leale McCall Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of South Alabama.
05/28/2026
A man stands with a group of children in front of a building at Monroe Park in Mobile, undated. S. Marion Coffin Collection, The Doy Leale McCall Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of South Alabama.
05/27/2026
Grain elevator building and M&O Railroad cars, Mobile, 1896. T. E. Armitstead Collection, The Doy Leale McCall Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of South Alabama.
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