Historic Mountain Brook photos wanted for new book

Local resident Hunter Coleman is looking for old photographs that might be used in a pictorial history of Mountain Brook to be published by Arcadia Publishing.

The publisher’s Images of America series chronicles the history of small towns and downtowns across the country. Each title features more than 200 vintage images, capturing bygone times and bringing to life the people, places and events that defined a community. Several titles have already been published for different areas of Birmingham.

The importance of family collections cannot be overemphasized, Coleman said. Vintage photographs become increasingly fragile, but by scanning and reproducing them in a book, they become available for all to see.

Anyone having photographs to be considered for may contact Coleman at huntercoleman1@gmail.com.