Alabama Barbecue, ca. 1890s

Men tend to pigs being roasted over a fire built in a hole in the ground in this photo by Mary Morgan Keipp (1875-1961) of Selma. This method of cooking is known as pit barbecue.

Historic photograph of several people tending meat cooking over open fire pits enclosed by a wooden fence, circa 1890s
Courtesy of the Selma Depot Museum
Historic photograph of several people tending meat cooking over open fire pits enclosed by a wooden fence, circa 1890s