Pencil sketch of a woman from Walker County, Alabama, drawn by Fred G. Gutherz. She is smoking a pipe and carrying a hoe. The sketch is in the museum collection at the Alabama Department of Archives and History.
This newsletter was published by the Alabama Council on Human Relations, Inc., "An Organization to Attain, Through Research and Action, Equal Opportunities for All People of Alabama." This issue includes articles on "segregation by intimidation"...
Statement issued by James T. Mason, president of the Easonian Seminary, to the "Leaders of the White Race." In it Mason protests the mistreatment of African Americans: "This condition of affairs is becoming serious. Instead of the service rendered...
Pencil sketch by Fred G. Gutherz, depicting a soldier (probably Gutherz himself) working on drawings or maps at a desk beside a wagon. The sketch is in the museum collection at the Alabama Department of Archives and History.
"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.
Drawn by Edward Harris, an ornithologist, naturalist, and friend of John James Audubon. This sketch is in the museum collection at the Alabama Department of Archives and History.
At the beginning of the registers, students were to sketch the layout of their gardens. On the next pages they were to record the kinds of fruits and vegetables grown; the dates of planting and harvesting; the type of work done; the cost of seeds,...
Plate 26 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: "This Sketch shows the embryo Town of Columbus, on the left bank of the Chatahootchie...
This album contains images of United States Army soldiers training and working during World War I. It also includes scenes of France and Germany during the war, and scenes of New York City and Washington, D.C. after the soldiers returned to the...
Flier from the Alabama League of Women Voters, encouraging citizens to vote on November 4, 1924. It explains who is eligible to vote and gives reasons for participating in the election (for example, "Non-voters take the advantages and shirk the...
The exhibit explains the improved health of the city's African American population. It also shows the increasing number of African American healthcare professionals in the area.
"Confederate Rest - Magnolia Cemetery. Confederate Rest is a corner in Magnolia Cemetery set apart as a burial ground for Confederate soldiers, and contains nearly a thousand graves. Many who lost their lives in conflict at Spanish Fort, at Blakely...