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Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: Located on the Capitol grounds in Montgomery, the First White House of the Confederacy is one of Alabama's most cherished shrines. President Jefferson Davis occupied the house until the government was shifted to Richmond, and many relics are still on display in the house. The shrine is open daily... 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: The First White House of the Confederacy was built in 1825. It was here that President Jefferson Davis and his family lived while Montgomery Ala. was the seat of the Confederate government. The residence was acquired by the State as an official shrine in 1921 and moved to its present site. Most o... View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: Located on Ala. highway 69, seventeen miles south of Tuscaloosa. Archaeological museum with Indian collections and burials. An Indiam mound and restored prehistoric lake are in the foreground. View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: “This is a view of the interior of Fort Morgan, Alabama, which was finished as you see it now in 1833, built by slave labor and is perhaps the finest specimen brick architecture in America. The original Fort was built of sand and logs in the middle of the 16th century by the Spanish after capturi... View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: This is the old Hot Shot Furnace at Fort Morgan, Alabama which was used to heat cannon balls red hot for the purpose of sinking the enemy's ships before the day of high explosives. It repulsed an attack by British warships in 1814, sinking the Flagship 'Hermes'. It was installed under James Madis... View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: This old gun at Fort Morgan, Alabama was captured in 1814 from the British disabled Ship 'HERMES' after the bombardment of Fort Morgan by the British. (It bears upon it the ancient insignia of the British Royal Crown placed above the Rose of Tudor, which was the Coat of Arms originating with Henr... View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: To view, click the arrow icon at the top right of the image. Souvenir packet showing images from Huntsville, Alabama, circa 1920s. 1). “Big Spring, Huntsville’s Water Supply”; 2). “Merrimack MFG. Co., A Model Cotton Mill and Village”; 3). “Tennessee Valley Bank Building, Jefferson Street”; 4). “H... View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: Entrance marker. Russell Cave National Monument was established by Presidential Proclamation on May 12, 1961. An area of 310 acres, a gift of the National Geographical Society to the people of the United States, was set aside for the protection of the outstanding archaeological site and its natur... View Full Item at Samford University Library