Bankhead Tunnel

Bankhead Tunnel

A cave-in during construction of the Bankhead Tunnel in Mobile, Alabama. The tunnel was named for John Hollis Bankhead, a U.S. Senator and grandfather of the actress Tallulah Bankhead. The tunnel was a New Deal project that poured vital monies into Mobile during the Great Depression.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: unknown
Format: Electronic
Published: University of South Alabama Archives, McCall Library
Subjects:
Mobile
Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/usa01/id/701
format Electronic
collection Eric Overbey Collection
building University of South Alabama Archives, McCall Library
publisher University of South Alabama Archives, McCall Library
topic Mobile
spellingShingle Mobile
Bankhead Tunnel
unknown
fulltopic Mobile
Government and Politics;
accidents, tunnels, construction, New Deal, Great Depression, equipment, machinery
Bankhead, Tallulah; Alabama; Mobile
Bankhead Tunnel (Mobile, Ala.) ; Industrial accidents; New Deal, 1933-1939
description A cave-in during construction of the Bankhead Tunnel in Mobile, Alabama. The tunnel was named for John Hollis Bankhead, a U.S. Senator and grandfather of the actress Tallulah Bankhead. The tunnel was a New Deal project that poured vital monies into Mobile during the Great Depression.
spelling Bankhead TunnelGovernment and Politics;accidents, tunnels, construction, New Deal, Great Depression, equipment, machineryA cave-in during construction of the Bankhead Tunnel in Mobile, Alabama. The tunnel was named for John Hollis Bankhead, a U.S. Senator and grandfather of the actress Tallulah Bankhead. The tunnel was a New Deal project that poured vital monies into Mobile during the Great Depression.unknownThe Doy Leale McCall Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of South AlabamaValda Brown1940ImagejpegC4253-2Miscellaneous Collectionseng.Mobile, Alabama; 1940-1949U.S. and international copyright laws may apply to this digital image. Use of this image without the prior permission of The McCall Library is prohibited. Please contact The McCall Library for permission to use this image.Bankhead, Tallulah; Alabama; MobileBankhead Tunnel (Mobile, Ala.) ; Industrial accidents; New Deal, 1933-1939http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/usa01/id/701
title Bankhead Tunnel
titleStr Bankhead Tunnel
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