Moundville in the 1930s

One of the several large mounds at Moundville Archaeological Park as it appeared in the 1930s. Alabama archaeologist and geologist Walter B. Jones (1895-1977) was a driving force in preserving the site and establishing it as a protected park.

Historic view of the Moundville archaeological site in the 1930s
Photo courtesy of the W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, University of Alabama Libraries
Historic view of the Moundville archaeological site in the 1930s