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En Route to State Normal School, Florence, Alabama
No full textUnidentified city street in Florence, Alabama. Early model automobiles are shown passing an unidentified building along a tree-lined street.https://roar.una.edu/postcards/1014/thumbnail.jp
Coffee High School, Florence, Alabama (Modern building)
No full textCoffee High School campus, Florence (Alabama). View of the campus which was opened in 1951 and bordered on Royal Avenue and Hermitage Drive. Text on verso reads: This modern plant, built at a cost of $1,100,000, has 3 separate buildings--Auditorium (air-conditioned), Academic and Gymnasium. It is one of the most modern schools in the South.https://roar.una.edu/postcards/1015/thumbnail.jp
Lauderdale County (Alabama) Court House 1822 - 1900
No full textLauderdale County (Alabama) Court House. Front view of first building in Florence (Alabama) that served as the Lauderdale County (Alabama) Court House from 1822 to 1900. Milner\u27s Drug Store estab. 1854 emblem is inset on front.https://roar.una.edu/postcards/1018/thumbnail.jp
Jefferson Hotel, Florence, Alabama
No full textJefferson Hotel, Florence (Alabama) Front view of brick hotel building with cars parked along street. Handwritten notation on verso reads: Corner W. Tenn. St & Short Court St. -- later location of Negley Hotel.https://roar.una.edu/postcards/1030/thumbnail.jp
Main Buildings, State Normal School, Florence, Alabama
No full textState Normal School (1913 - 1929), Florence, Alabama. Depicts front view of the main campus building, Wesleyan Hall. The building is depicted after the addition of its annex, indicating the original photo was taken after 1909. Also shown is the street in front of the building, including trolley tracks and an automobile.https://roar.una.edu/postcards/1034/thumbnail.jp
Greetings from the Cradle of the Confederacy Montgomery, Alabama
No full textFront view of the Alabama state capitol. Text on verso reads: Alabama\u27s State Capitol in Montgomery has been the seat of the state government for over one hundred years. In the present House of Representatives chamber, the Ordinance of Secession was passed in 1860, and the capitol became the official home of the Confederate government until it was later moved to Richmond. The central section has an enormous 97-foot dome, and on each side of the main entrance a spiral cantilever stairway winds to the third floor.https://roar.una.edu/postcards/1052/thumbnail.jp
Girls\u27 Dormitory, State Normal School, Florence, Alabama
No full textGirls\u27 Dormitory, State Normal School (1913 - 1929), Florence (Alabama). A front-view of the girls\u27 dormitory completed in 1913. First known as Alumnae Hall, it later was named O\u27 Neal Hall. The building stood until the late 1980\u27s when it was replaced by the student union building. The card bears a Chicago, Illinois address and is postmarked from Florence (Alabama) on April 29, 1924. The message contains a reference to the nitrate plant in Muscle Shoals.https://roar.una.edu/postcards/1067/thumbnail.jp
Forks of Cypress, Florence, Alabama
No full textForks of Cypress (Florence, Alabama). Text on verso reads: In the early 1830\u27s, James Jackson, one of the founders of Florence, built this stately mansion on a beautiful knoll overlooking his plantation. Distinguished by 24 massive columns, encircling the building, his residence became a famous meeting place for prominent citizens, who loved to race their horses on the excellent track maintained by James Jackson. Among the noted visitors were Andrew Jackson, James Madison, and James Coffee.https://roar.una.edu/postcards/1073/thumbnail.jp
Coffee High School, Florence, Alabama (Original building)
No full textCoffee High School, Florence (Alabama). Depicts a front view of the original brick structure built in 1917.https://roar.una.edu/postcards/1075/thumbnail.jp
Power House at Wilson Dam, Florence, Alabama
No full textPower house at Wilson Dam, Florence, Alabama. Depicts completed dam and power house at Muscle Shoals (Alabama). Tennessee River may be seen on either side of the dam.https://roar.una.edu/postcards/1100/thumbnail.jp