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- Excerpt from the second edition of ALABAMA: A DOCUMENTARY HISTORY TO 1900 by Lucille Griffith.
- 1972-00-00
- This passage, "A Day with Daniel Pratt," is from the chapter "Commerce, Industry, and Transportation." It describes the design and operation of the Pratt Gin Company in Prattville, Alabama.
- 2009-06-25
- "Platform of the American Independent Party."
- 1968
- Brochure issued during the 1968 presidential campaign of George Wallace. The publication describes the party's stance on the following issues: domestic policy; local government; the federal judiciary; private property; crime and disorder; cities...
- 2012-01-27
- Statement by the President of the Montgomery Improvement Association, the Rev. M. L. King, Jr., December 20, 1956.
- 1956-12-20
- After the United States Supreme Court ruled that segregation on public transportation was unconstitutional, King made this statement to announce the end of the bus boycott.
- 2009-09-11
- Daily attendance record kept by Lucile Bethune, a third grade teacher at West End School in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1943
- The register records the students' names, ages, and birth dates; daily attendance; whether or not the students used public transportation to get to school; periods of enrollment; monthly progress reports for specific subjects (both academic...
- 2012-06-22
- "Guides for Wartime Use of Women on Farms," by the Women's Bureau of the U.S. Department of Labor.
- 1942
- This press release explains the proper methods for employing women as agricultural workers, discussing recruitment, hours, payment, transportation, and lodging. It stresses the importance of paying women a wage comparable to that provided in other...
- 2011-01-13
- Defense plan for the state of Alabama.
- 1940-10-01
- The objective is "To provide a plan for the interior defense of the State, and a Military Force to execute such a plan in case of a National or State emergency when no other forces are available or are considered inadequate to perform such a...
- 2009-09-15
- Excerpt from "Alabama in the 1830's as Recorded by British Travellers," Volume 31, Number 4 of the Birmingham-Southern College Bulletin, December 1938.
- 1938-12-00
- This passage includes an excerpt of a travel narrative by James S. Buckingham, a British author. In it Buckingham describes a visit through east central Alabama, giving details about the landscape, accommodations, and traveling conditions along the...
- 2009-06-25
- "Montevallo's New $87,000 Bridge Will Be Open In A Few Days."
- 1936-07-23
- This article discusses the completion of a bridge over the Southern Railway tracks and Shoal Creek in Montevallo, Alabama. The bridge was built as part of the Works Progress Administration: "The new bridge pictured above bears the distinction of...
- 2010-07-27
- "New Bridge Soon to Be Open."
- 1936-04-30
- This article discusses the completion of a bridge over the Southern Railway tracks and Shoal Creek in Montevallo, Alabama: "Montevallo will hail the opening of the new bridge with much joy. It will make a most fitting and impressive entrance to the...
- 2010-07-27
- "30 miles on a gallon / Economy that only Whippet owners enjoy."
- 1926-10-04
- Advertisement for Whippet automobiles from the Willys-Knight Overland Co. in Birmingham, Alabama: "Smoothness of course - and all the power and performance any light car can offer...PLUS the greatest gasoline economy the world has ever known -...
- 2011-11-21
- Advertisement for Caheen's department store in Birmingham, Alabama.
- 1926-10-03
- Sale items include: clothing, fabric, draperies, and linens.
- 2011-11-21
- TRANSPORTATION OF SCHOOL CHILDREN, MONTGOMERY COUNTY, ALABAMA by T. L. Head, Jr., assistant county superintendent of education.
- 1922
- In this report Head describes the development of bus transportation among rural schools in Montgomery County. He gives details about the purchase and maintenance of the vehicles; the participating drivers and schools; and the records kept for each...
- 2009-09-04
- Advertisement for used automobiles from the Southeastern Motor Company in Birmingham, Alabama.
- 1921-02-08
- The advertisements lists specific models and their prices.
- 2011-11-21
- Advertisement for a tire sale at Pizitz department store in Birmingham, Alabama.
- 1921-02-06
- 2011-11-21
- Letters to and from J. T. Denson in Montgomery, Alabama, regarding a questionnaire sent to automobile owners in Alabama.
- 1915-05-00
- At the time of this correspondence, Denson was serving on the Public Roads and Highways Committee of the Alabama Senate. The first letter is a copy of the questionnaire; the recipient wrote his answers in the margins and sent the page back to...
- 2009-12-03
- Advertisement for the Louisville and Nashville Railroad.
- 1914-08-15
- The advertisement promotes the "Official Route to the National Baptist Convention" in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. "This has been selected as the Route for the Ministers of Montgomery, South East and West Alabama," and a round trip ticket from...
- 2009-08-24
- Advertisement for Buick automobiles from the dealership in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1910-07-01
- 2009-08-24
- "Orville Wright Plans Changes."
- 1910-03-26
- This article explains that upcoming trial flights at the training camp in Montgomery, Alabama, may be delayed because of adjustments made to the design of the aircraft. The article also discusses the admittance of visitors to the camp: "After the...
- 2010-06-09
- Excerpts from EARLY HISTORY OF STEAMBOATS IN ALABAMA by Mell A. Frazer.
- 1907-00-00
- In the passages Frazer discusses river travel before and after the introduction of steamboats; mentions specific boats that traveled in Alabama, including the state's first steamboat in 1818; and describes the type of cargo carried on the crafts,...
- 2009-06-25
- Description of a streetcar strike in Montgomery, Alabama, written by newspaper correspondent H. W. Laird.
- 1906-00-00
- In 1906, the Montgomery City Council passed an ordinance requiring blacks and whites to ride on separate streetcars. The Montgomery Traction Company, owner of the streetcars, refused to comply because it would not have been profitable. It would...
- 2009-09-11