Down Mobile Way

A profile of the active shores of Mobile, Alabama circa 1935, this film highlights local parks, the work of the CCC, and the bustling commerce of the South.

Scenes of azaleas in bloom, old homes, ships at docks, and bales of cotton, barrels of turpentine, and bunches of bananas being loaded on board freighters in Mobile, Alabama, depict the states culture and commercial activity. The film shows a panorama of Gulf, Little River, and Cedar Creek State Parks in Alabama. Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) boys work in the forests and operate tractors and graders in State Parks; picnickers eat on outdoor tables. An African American CCC boy dances.

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Creator: Department of the Interior. Division of Motion Pictures.
Series: Motion Picture Film Documentation of the Diverse Activities of the Department of the Interior, 1916 - 1976
Record Group 48: Records of the Office of the Secretary of the Interior, 1826 - 2009

Production Date: 1935

Contact(s): National Archives at College Park - Motion Pictures (RDSM), National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road
College Park, MD 20740-6001
Phone: 301-837-3540, Fax: 301-837-3620, Email: [email protected]

SUBJECTS
African Americans; Architecture; Cargo ships; Civilians; Dance; Picnicking
Department of the Interior. National Park Service.(1916 -1933 ), Producer
Cedar Creek State Park (Mobile county, Alabama); Gulf State Park (Baldwin county, Alabama); Little River State Forest (Alabama)

National Archives Identifier: 11662
Local Identifier: 48.31

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/11662