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Banners are 575- or 800-pixel wide-format images submitted for use on the top of the Main Page. I plan to rotate banners periodically to give the site a fresh look. There's no guaranty I'll use all submissions, as I plan to be rather picky. The best banner images will have as many as possible of the following qualities (but the best might not have all of them):
- Alluring (strong image, good composition, color, etc)
- Illustrative of Birmingham in a general sense (inclusive, recognizable)
- Seasonal (keep us fresh)
- Documentary (try to shed some light on our documentary purpose)
- Free (Creative Commons or PD images are preferred)
Current stable
Skylines
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Birmingham's skyline seen from the Hawk's View Overlook at Ruffner Mountain Nature Preserve
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View of the Birmingham skyline from the Railroad Park. Photographed September 17, 2010 by User:Dystopos
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Vulcan and the ridge of Red Mountain above the clouds. Photographed December 2006 by Curtis Palmer
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I-22 under construction in 2005, seen from the Hillcrest Road overpass.
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A crew dismantles scaffolding at the Cathedral Church of the Advent. Photographed May 30, 2003
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Shades Valley and Red Mountain. Photographed January 9, 2008 by mosesxan
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Birmingham seen from Red Mountain. March 7, 2002
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Northern terminus of the Red Mountain Expressway at I-20/59 downtown. Photographed December 13, 2007 by David Smith
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Skyline with Two North Twentieth sign. June 16, 2005
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Skyline, 1916
Other
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A printing class at Industrial High School taught by Fess Whatley, c. 1930
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A 2011 rally at Linn Park opposing the Beason-Hammon Alabama Taxpayer and Citizen Protection Act
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The 2010 Aaron's 499 race at the Talladega Superspeedway
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Geo-Chromatic Progress by Michael Mojher. 1978-2009
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Sloss Furnaces at sunset, May 2008
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Five Points South in September 2006
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Samford Bulldogs practice at Seibert Stadium in August 2006
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Geologic structure section through the Birmingham District. Published with the Geologic Map of Alabama (1926)
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UAB Blazers 77 - East Carolina Pirates 59. Photographed January 23, 2008 at Bartow Arena by mosesxan
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Hardie-Tynes Co. machine shop. Photographed October 23, 2009 by User:Dystopos
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Detail of Kneeling ministers statue by Raymond Kasky at Kelly Ingram Park. Photographed February 11, 2006 by Chris Denbow
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Sunset at the site of the future Railroad Reservation Park. January 1, 2008
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Pumpkin patch at Corny Creek Farm in Columbiana. Photographed in 2006 by Curtis Palmer
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Oak Hill Cemetery. Photographed October 2013
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Veterans Day parade on 2nd Avenue North. November 11, 2005
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Fall colors at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens' Japanese garden. Photographed November 13, 2007 by Wally Argus
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Regions Center, December, 2006
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Birds-eye view of Kelly Ingram Park in Spring, 1993 by HABS photographer Jet Lowe