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Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: This temple, a replica of the ancient temple of Vesta in Rome, is located atop Shades Mountain, six miles south of Birmingham. The Art Gallery contains many Roman Statues and a mural of the Vestal virgins. Gardens and tearoom are open year around. 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: A highlight of any visit to Birmingham is Vestavia, patterned after the temple of the Roman Goddess Vesta. View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: 'Charm Spot of the Deep South'. French homes along the Gulf Coast usually have a lovely patio and the Bellingrath Home, a fine example of French architecture, is no exception. Visitors can now enjoy a view of the patio from the upstairs balcony. View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: This home was constructed before the Civil War and is one of the many beautiful colonial homes to be found in Tuscaloosa. An old legend says that there used to be an underground tunnel to the river from the home. View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: Boll Weevil Monument at Enterprise is the only memorial to an insect in the world. View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: Birmingham - 'Youngest of the world's great cities' was incorporated in 1871 and named for the industrial city of Birmingham, England. View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: This was the first T. V. A. Dam and was begun in 1918 as a Government project to produce military explosives. The T. V. A. has developed the Tennessee River for power, flood control, and navigation with a series of dams and locks giving a 9' navigable depth for 630 miles from Paducah, Ky. to Knox... 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: The permanent berth of the huge vessel of World War 2 battle fame is at the head of Mobile Bay on Battleship Parkway adjacent to Highways 90-31 and 98. The site is now the Alabama Battleship Memorial Park. Broadside view of the 680-foot battleship USS Alabama, which now sits at its final anchorag... View Full Item at Samford University Library