Account written by Richard Blount (while serving on the Georgia-Alabama Boundary Survey Commission) describing the Cherokees' negative reaction to the boundary survey. Blount met with Cherokee representatives to defend the work: "We are sent here...
"Sylacauga, Alabama, located on the Florida Short Route, represents a perfect balance between agriculture and industry. A healthful location and progressive government make for good living conditions." The depicted scene shows both sides of a...
Article written by Bill Kennedy for his column, "Branch Head Bill Says!" In it Kennedy promotes George Wallace because he poses the "threat of a third national party," which he proved when he "organized and led a 10-million-vote...
"This view shows the Mobile River span of the Cochrane Bridge across the headwaters of Mobile Bay. The total length of this bridge is 10.7 miles and it is an important link in the Old Spanish Trail between Mobile, Alabama and Pensacola, Florida....
"Total Loss of Life Is at Least 1,214 and It May Exceed 1300 When Figures Are Final." This article discusses the expected number of dead passengers from the Lusitania, and it lists recently reported survivors.
"Clean Cabins / Artesian Water Shower Baths / Gas and Oil / Open Day and Night / Modern Cafeteria / Private Dining Nooks / G. T. Young owner / Castleberry, Alabama." The back of the card lists the distances from Castleberry to other cities.
Plate 28 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 Chief on the left hand in this Etching, was the well-known Little Prince, who for...
"The bridge at this intersection on the outskirts of Birmingham, is called the R. H. Wharton Bridge, and on it is a marble shaft in memory of this late county commissioner." The postmark date on the back of this postcard is July 24, 1957.
This article cites The Richmond Whig, which reports that Confederate conscription has been extended to men between the ages of 17 and 50. This was the second time the age range had been increased; originally, only men between 18 and 35 years were...
"'Convent of Visitation' was founded in 1832 and is located on Spring Hill Avenue, between Mobile and Spring Hill. The educational features of this convent are the best, and its renown reaches the world over."
"U.S. 82 Between Tuscaloosa, Ala. & Columbus, Miss. Individual Controlled Thermostat, Heat & Air Conditioners, Restaurant Near By, Pets Permitted, Mr. & Mrs. A. S. Kennedy."
Statement submitted to the United States House of Representatives, detailing the sale of public lands in the Alabama Territory between 1809 and 1818. The accompanying chart gives an annual report for each land office in the territory (Huntsville,...
Plate 12 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: "In the interior of the country, or indeed in any newly-cleared district of the forests...