1979 Press Photo David Payne, David Bryars, Inspect Burning Mound, Alabama

Helena, Alabama - Dark, thick smoke seeps from about 100 half-dollar size holes in an unusual mound near Helena, about a mile north of Shelby County 17. In at least a dozen places, the holes are bigger, up to about three feet wide. In them, red-hot glow

Photo is dated 1979.

Photo measures 6.5 x 9.5 inches.

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