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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: “Greetings from the Tri-Cities. The highway bridge shown here connects Florence, Ala. with Sheffield and Tuscumbia. Wilson Dam is just above the bridges. This Muscle Shoals bridge cost $1,500,000. The view is taken from the bluff on the Sheffield side of the river.” View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Creator: Hunt, Oscar Virgil Date: 1937 Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: The Birmingport is 17 miles west of the city, and is the outlet to the seas. The barges transport coal, iron, steel and other products from this point on the Warrior River to all parts of the world. View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Date: 1845-03-18 Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: In the letter Mark H. Pettway writes to his wife Marina C. Pettway about his travels along the Alabama River near Wilcox County. Pettway describes the land and its people, writing "on comeing down the Alabama River there is apparently a great deal of cotton and wealth in this country - though the... View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Date: 1818-1827 Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: "Minutes of the [Tuscaloosa] County Court and Commissioners concerning laying out, alteration, maintenance, damages, etc. [for] all roads, ferries, and bridges in the County. Numerous references to frontier places and early settlers. Important early historical reference material." - William H. Br... View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Creator: Oxford, A.C. Date: 1916 Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: <p> A. C. Oxford (1835-1925) was an Alabama-based photographer during the late 19th and early 20th century. Born in Carrollton, Pickens County, Alabama, Oxford took some of the earliest photographs of Birmingham. Having served in the Confederacy during the Civil War, Oxford remained active in Con... View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Creator: Oxford, A.C. Date: 1872 Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: Photograph of the Steamboat "Emma" on the Tennessee River in Decatur, Alabama in 1872. Photograph from A. C. Oxford's scrapbook of photographs, 1916. View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Creator: Oxford, A.C. Date: 1872 Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: Photograph of the Alabama River overflowing in Selma, Alabama in 1872. A handwritten inscription next to, and above, the photograph states "Ala. River at high water mark. July 20th 1872, Selma Ala. Immediately behind the Lee(?) House. The big Ala River overflow in 1872." Photograph from A. C. Ox... View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Date: 1845-11-04 Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: Transcription available. In this letter, dated 4 November 1845, Dr. Prevost writes to his father in Philadelphia on his experience during his travels on the Steamboat Eliza bound for the U.S. Arsenal at Mt. Vernon, Alabama. Dr. Prevost describes in amazing detail his experience on the Alabama Ri... View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Date: 19uu Contributing Institution: Hong Kong Baptist University Library View Full Item at Hong Kong Baptist University Library