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Feed & Grocery Store
No full textView of local feed and grocery store with mule team and cart and large tree in foreground that William McDonald indicated to be his favorite before it was cut down.https://roar.una.edu/mcdonald_images/1032/thumbnail.jp
Towers Complex, Florence State College
No full textTowers Complex was constructed in 1965-1967 as a twin complex for a men\u27s and women\u27s residence hall. River Hall, the 10-story residence hall, would be home to male students, while Rice Hall, the 8-story residence hall, would be home to female students attending Florence State College. The Complex would have recreational areas, snack bars, and sundecks, central air conditioning, ample study lounges, TV rooms, game rooms, and a cafeteria on the 1st floor.https://roar.una.edu/una_arch_images/1024/thumbnail.jp
Baptist Church, Tuscumbia, Alabama
No full textView from street of Baptist Church in Tuscumbia, Alabama. Postcard is addressed to individual in Birmingham, Alabama and postmarked Nov. 1906.https://roar.una.edu/postcards/1114/thumbnail.jp
Public School, Tuscumbia, Alabama
No full textView of two-story brick public school building in Tuscumbia, Alabama.https://roar.una.edu/postcards/1115/thumbnail.jp
U.S. Nitrate Plant No. 2: Kitchen of mess hall #5 (View 1)
No full textView of employees at industrial sinks and boilers in kitchen of dining facility.https://roar.una.edu/nitrateplant/1020/thumbnail.jp
U.S. Nitrate Plant No. 2: Group in front of home
No full textGroup of African Americans sitting and standing on steps in front of house no. 68.https://roar.una.edu/nitrateplant/1030/thumbnail.jp
U.S. Nitrate Plant No. 2: Florence Street Industrial Village
No full textView of houses and barrack style residences along Florence Street in the Industrial Village.https://roar.una.edu/nitrateplant/1054/thumbnail.jp
Jamaica: The Stories We Never Told
No full textJamaica: The Stories We Never Told is a memoir project that describes the realities of Jamaican life through personal narratives that detail the cultural and social nuances of Jamaican experiences. Its purpose is to broaden the global perception of Jamaican culture beyond tourism, beaches, music, and sports by representing everyday realities of Jamaican life, often overlooked by the global community. It details multifaceted experiences, including challenges and positive encounters, the transition from youth to adulthood, and complex emotions throughout. This project documents the author’s lived experiences and reveals cultural nuances, including friendships, family dynamics, and the use of Patois to authenticate Jamaican life and culture.
The memoir is organized into three parts: Hurricanes, Friendship, and Family. The first section, Hurricanes, uses ekphrastic strategies to personify Hurricane Gilbert and Hurricane Melissa. The second section, Friendship, details the author’s experiences with friends and colleagues during youth and young adulthood, and the final section, Family, reveals family dynamics and contrasting observations of realities, based on observed perspectives and hidden truths.
This project is intended to contribute to scholarly and literary conversations about Jamaican experiences and to present the country as more than its known culture. It is a partial account that highlights aspects of Jamaican life that are often overlooked by the worldwide community. Through creative storytelling, this memoir offers an intimate portrayal of the peculiarities of Jamaican life through the author’s lived experiences
Florence Synodical Female College Building
No full textFlorence Synodical Female College on East Tombigbee Street in Florence, Alabama. The three-story Georgian style building was erected by Zebulon Pike Morrison in 1847. In late years it was used by the Florence Elks Lodge and was razed by The Florence Housing Authority in 1972.https://roar.una.edu/mcdonald_images/1021/thumbnail.jp
North End of Wilson Dam, c. 1918
No full textDepiction of the north end of Dam No. 2 (Wilson Dam) around 1918. People and cars are visible within the foreground.https://roar.una.edu/mcdonald_images/1049/thumbnail.jp