"Loading Coal Barges in Tuscaloosa County for Export at Mobile and New Orleans." The foundry of the Central Iron and Coal Company in Holt, Alabama (later part of the Empire Coke Company), is in the background. From the rotogravure section of the...
"The Old Water Wheel. This picturesque old water wheel is a relic of the time before the introduction of modern improvements. It is in the grounds of the Convent of the Visitation, and was formerly used to supply the convent with water before the...
Newspaper article describing Grenier's heroism at the Remagan Bridge across the Rhine River in Germany. He was awarded the Bronze Star for his actions.
Plate 33 from FORTY ETCHINGS: FROM SKETCHES MADE WITH THE CAMERA LUCIDA, IN NORTH AMERICA IN 1827 AND 1828 by Captain Basil Hall. From the author's description: "The Steam-Boats on the Mississippi, which are vessels from two to four hundred tons...
Frazier is seated on the second row, second from the left (a circle is drawn around his head). During World War I, he served as a sergeant in Company E of the 302nd Stevedore Regiment, U.S. Army. He died from pneumonia on January 18, 1918, while...
During World War I, Garrett served in the U.S. Army. He died of pneumonia at Camp Wheeler in Georgia on November 17, 1918. Additional information is available in the World War I Gold Star Database:...
During World War I, Morrow served in the U.S. Naval Reserve Force. He died of influenza on September 23, 1918, at the naval hospital in Chelsea, Massachusetts. Additional information is available in the World War I Gold Star Database:...
Beecham died at Camp McClellan in Alabama on October 18, 1918. Additional information is available in the World War I Gold Star Database: http://www.archives.alabama.gov/goldstar/images/card/Beecham_Abraham.pdf and...
Lewis was one of two commissioners representing Alabama during the project. Expenses listed here include his payment for serving on the commission and the additional work Governor John Murphy required "in ascertaining the points of difference which...
During World War I, Flach served as a private in Company M of the 166th U.S. Infantry Regiment, 42nd Division. He died from an "accident and other causes" on July 19, 1918. Additional information is available in the World War I Gold Star Database:...