This article discusses the decision of the United States Supreme Court in the case of Plessy versus Ferguson, which upheld a Louisiana law that required separate railroad cars for white and African American passengers; the court considered this...
Faustine Hamblin Dunn looking back at the camera, at a picnic for the State Normal School in Montgomery, Alabama. From an album page labeled, "S.N.S. Picnic, Washington Park."
"Several hundred young men and women are trained in this department annually for responsible positions." The postmark date on the back of this postcard is February 20, 1922.
"Alabama Marble Company, Gants Quarry, is located near Sylacauga. Present depth 165 feet [circa 1930s]. The thickest vein of pure cream white marble ever discovered."
"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...
"'Where America's Race to the Moon Began' This scene shows a part of Big Springs Park, the City Hall, Madison County Courthouse, State National Bank Building and other fine edifices in downtown."
"This view, taken from the air, shows a portion of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company's Tin Plate Mill at Fairfield. This is the United States Steel Corporation's newest expansion of its Birmingham, Alabama operations." The postmark date...
"An aerial view of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company's Fairfield Tin Plate Mill, the United States Steel Corporation's newest expansion of its Birmingham, Alabama, operations. The cluster of 11 buildings in the foreground includes the...