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Confederate Ammunition Warehouse Explosion

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Description: A large lithograph of the most immediate of the tragic results of the civil war in Mobile, Alabama, which was the great explosion of May 25, 1865. Federal ...
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Blast Furnace

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Description: The industrial city of Ensley, Alabama constructed four 200-ton blast furnaces which were in operation by April, 1889, the largest such grouping in the wor...
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Brass Band at Railroad Depot

Date: 02 26 1915
Description: A brass band led by W.F. Casey, standing at left, welcomes four Alabama Crop Diversification Campaign speakers at a train depot. A train and several buildi...
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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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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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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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Hot Pot Engine

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Description: View of a work engine and crew at a steel mill. Published by Arbiter Bros.
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Railroad Depot

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Description: Exterior view of a railroad depot. Men and women gathered on and near the tracks to board trains. Published by Quillin Bros. Druggists.
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African American Settlement

Date: 05 14 1902
Description: View of road along an African American settlement. A road is leading up to several houses on the left and a fenced-in field on the right. Two horse-drawn c...
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Alabama Sawmill

Date: 05 1902
Description: Alexander Krueger and Ernst Goetsch standing along a railroad track leading to a sawmill. The mill stais at the end of the tracks, which is lined with tree...
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Town of Longview

Date: 05 12 1902
Description: View across railroad tracks that lead to the main town, where the Longview Lime Works, sawmill, post office, general store, and telegraph station are locat...
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Guntersville Dam

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Description: Elevated, panoramic view of the Guntersville Dam.

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