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Convict Laborers

Date: 1915
Description: A group of convict laborers are wearing striped jumpsuits as they work to construct a road. Railroad tracks run through the foreground and people are stand...
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Couple Selling Pork

Date: 02 15 1915
Description: Mr. and Mrs. T.J. Crumley cutting slabs of meat from a hog placed on a wooden table outdoors among trees. Another woman is in the background near some stea...
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Agricultural Extension Agent in Surrey

Date: 01 27 1932
Description: Miss Zella Wigent, International Harvester extension agent, travels across a dirt road in the back of a surrey from Florence, Alabama to present a talk in ...
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Wilson Dam

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Description: View down hill of Wilson Dam, which opened in 1924. Located on the Tennessee River, boats and buildings are near the dam on the opposite shoreline.
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Wilson Dam

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Description: Elevated view of Wilson Dam under construction, looking south. Three large cranes can be seen on the dam over the Tennessee River. Caption reads: "Wilson D...
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Wilson Dam

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Description: Elevated view of Wilson Dam under construction. Three large cranes are on the dam over the Tennessee River.
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Wilson Dam

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Description: Elevated view of Wilson Dam under construction. Three large cranes are on the dam over the Tennessee River.
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Court Square in Business District

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Description: Elevated view of a public square in a business district. Automobiles, pedestrians, and horses and carriages surround a large figural fountain which was ere...
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Broad Street in Business District

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Description: Slightly elevated view down Broad Street in a business district. Pedestrians stand on the sidewalk near a cafe, drug store, and parked automobiles. There i...
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Canned Goods on Shelf

Date: 1915
Description: Canned goods are arranged on shelving behind the counter at Lazenby's Mercantile Store.
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Fountain in Bienville Park

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Description: View of Bienville Park. Men and women sit on park benches around a cast iron fountain with an acanthus leaf motif, added to the park in the 1890's. Buildin...
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IH Birmingham Branch House

Date: 1925
Description: External view of International Harvester Company's Birmingham branch building, located at the intersection of 10th Avenue and 24th Street. A railroad car ...
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Public Square

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Description: Shops surround a statue on the street corner in a public square.
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Buildings Facing Courthouse Square

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Description: View of two buildings that face Courthouse Square. Men, women, and children stand outside the Baldwin Drug Company at right. Published by Baldwin Drug Co.
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Tomb of General John Coffee

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Description: Tomb of General John Coffee (1772-1833), who fought in the Indian Wars and the War of 1812. Published by Joseph Milner & Son, Druggists.
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The Forks of Cypress

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Description: Exterior frontal view of The Forks of Cypress, a Greek Revival style plantation designed by architect William Nichols and completed in 1830. The main resi...
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Woman Spinning

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Description: A woman uses a spinning wheel outdoors while a barefoot girl stands on a porch behind her. Published by Jos. Milner & Son.
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Pyramid of Canned Goods

Date: 02 15 1915
Description: A pyramid of stacked canned goods at an Alabama store. Original caption reads: "The people of Alabama are artistically inclined as evidenced by the car loa...
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Cotton Seed Fertilizer

Date: 03 16 1915
Description: Man using a walking fertilizer in a field. Original caption reads: "This man is distributing cotton seed fertilizer on a field on which only the week befor...
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Schoolhouse in the Woods

Date: 1919
Description: Small schoolhouse with a bell tower on the roof over the entrance to the building. The schoolhouse is surrounded by trees. A class of students is pictured ...

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