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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: “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: The Confederate Monument at the north side of Alabama's historic Capitol was erected in 1899 in memory of the Confederate dead. Jefferson Davis, First President of the Confederacy who took his oath of office on the portico of the State Capitol at Montgomery, laid the cornerstone at ceremonies hel... View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: The Alabama State Coliseum, located at Montgomery, is one of the most unique structures of its kind. The Coliseum is circular in plan with a diameter of 340 feet and contains an oval arena 130 feet by 260 feet surrounded by 8,528 permanent chair seats. The roof is a barrel arch consisting of elev... 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: 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: Jefferson Davis Hotel, Montgomery, Ala. 250 Rooms - 250 Baths / Direction Dinkler Hotels Company, Inc., Dispensers of True Southern Hospitality. The postcard is postmarked 1937.... View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: The postcard is postmarked 1942. View Full Item at Samford University Library