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Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: “The Governor’s Mansion, located at 1142 South Perry Street in Montgomery, Ala. is one of the Capitol City’s showplaces. The State acquired the property, which was built in 1900, from the Ligon Family in 1950. The gleaming white structure, of antebellum design, surrounded by spacious grounds and ... View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: Montgomery, the Capital of Alabama, and the Cradle of the Confederacy, was founded in 1819. It became the state capital in 1847, and was the first capital of the Confederacy. Here on Jan. 7, 1861, Alabama voted to secede from the Union. On Feb. 4, the Confederate States of America was organized, ... View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: Postcard souvenir packet featuring the following images: 1) “Vulcan, God of the Forge atop Red Mountain overlooking Birmingham, Alabama”; 2) “Bienville Square in Mobile, ‘The Azalea City’”; 3) “Natural Bridge of Alabama located in Winston County”; 4) “Rainbow Falls at Dismals Wonder Gardens, Phil... View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: Counter-clockwise: State Capitol, Montgomery; Confederate Flag; First White House of the Confederacy; Alabama State Capitol at Night; Governor's Mansion. View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: Alabama State Capitol at Night, Montgomery, Alabama. Constructed in 1851, it is considered one of the most beautiful buildings whose stately Corinthian columns and beautiful stairways attract the attention of all lovers of ante bellum architecture. The building served as the First Capitol of the ... View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: "Famous Government Street emerges from an arch of live oak trees to dip beneath Mobile River through Bankhead Tunnel as U. S. Highway 90. Mobile County Courthouse at right." View Full Item at Samford University Library