Several young men swimming in "The Big Ditch," a gravel quarry filled with water near Newtown, a neighborhood in Montgomery, Alabama.

Several young men swimming in "The Big Ditch," a gravel quarry filled with water near Newtown, a neighborhood in Montgomery, Alabama.

Houses are on the hill in the background. An excavator and a crane are on the bank, but they are not visible in this photograph. This image was taken for (but not used in) the article and photo spread "'Newtown'--A Community Apart," which appeared on pages 4 and 5 of The Southern...

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Main Author: Peppler, Jim
Format: Electronic
Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
Subjects:
Southern Courier photographs
Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/peppler/id/10180
format Electronic
collection Jim Peppler Southern Courier Photograph Collection
building Alabama Department of Archives and History
publisher Alabama Department of Archives and History
topic Southern Courier photographs
spellingShingle Southern Courier photographs
Several young men swimming in "The Big Ditch," a gravel quarry filled with water near Newtown, a neighborhood in Montgomery, Alabama.
Peppler, Jim
fulltopic Southern Courier photographs
African Americans; Bodies of water; Construction; Recreation; Montgomery (Ala.); Montgomery County (Ala.)
description Houses are on the hill in the background. An excavator and a crane are on the bank, but they are not visible in this photograph. This image was taken for (but not used in) the article and photo spread "'Newtown'--A Community Apart," which appeared on pages 4 and 5 of The Southern Courier for August 26-27, 1967. The issue is available online (not on the ADAH website): http://www.southerncourier.org/low-res/Vol3_No35_1967_08_26.pdf
spelling Q0000024079Q24079Several young men swimming in "The Big Ditch," a gravel quarry filled with water near Newtown, a neighborhood in Montgomery, Alabama.Houses are on the hill in the background. An excavator and a crane are on the bank, but they are not visible in this photograph. This image was taken for (but not used in) the article and photo spread "'Newtown'--A Community Apart," which appeared on pages 4 and 5 of The Southern Courier for August 26-27, 1967. The issue is available online (not on the ADAH website): http://www.southerncourier.org/low-res/Vol3_No35_1967_08_26.pdf1967 August1960-1969Peppler, JimAfrican Americans; Bodies of water; Construction; Recreation; Montgomery (Ala.); Montgomery County (Ala.)Still imageNegatives (Photographic)Peppler, JamesJim Peppler Southern Courier photograph collectionLPP106, Box 1, Binder 2Alabama Dept. of Archives and History, 624 Washington Ave., Montgomery, AL 36130EnglishCopyright, Alabama Department of Archives and History.4000 PPI TIFFhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/peppler/id/10180
title Several young men swimming in "The Big Ditch," a gravel quarry filled with water near Newtown, a neighborhood in Montgomery, Alabama.
titleStr Several young men swimming in "The Big Ditch," a gravel quarry filled with water near Newtown, a neighborhood in Montgomery, Alabama.
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