Alabama United States Of America Collection

State capitol at Montgomery, Ala. where J. Davis took oath as president of confederacy, ca 1904. Creator: Unknown
State capitol at Montgomery, Ala. where J. Davis took oath as president of confederacy, ca 1904

Scenes in the First Reconstructed Legislature, 1905. Creator: Unknown
Scenes in the First Reconstructed Legislature, 1905. Additional title: Cartoons from " The Loil Legislature, " by Captain B. H. Screws

Scenes in the First Reconstructed Legislature, 1905. Creator: Unknown
Scenes in the First Reconstructed Legislature, 1905. Additional title: Cartoons from " The Loil Legislature, " by Captain B. H. Screws

First Class of Alabama Luther College, March 1, 1923, 1927. Creator: Unknown
First Class of Alabama Luther College, March 1, 1923, 1927

[David] Wade House, Huntsville vic. Madison County, Alabama, 1939. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Wade House, Huntsville vic. Madison County, Alabama, 1939. [Abandoned plantation home on Bob Wade Lane, dating to the early 19th century]

Chemistry laboratory at Tuskegee Institute, c1902. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Chemistry laboratory at Tuskegee Institute, c1902. Photograph shows interior view of chemistry laboratory/classroom with students at the Tuskegee Institute, Tuskegee, Alabama

Library interior at Tuskegee Institute, 1906. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Library interior at Tuskegee Institute, 1906. [Teacher training school for African Americans in Alabama]

Mathematics class at Tuskegee Institute, 1906. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Mathematics class at Tuskegee Institute, 1906. [Young black women learning maths]

Interior view of library reading room with male and female students... Tuskegee Institute, c1902
Interior view of library reading room with male and female students sitting at tables, reading, at the Tuskegee Institute, c1902. [African American students studying]

Interior view of dining hall, decorated for the holidays, with students sitting at tables at the Tuskegee Institute, c1902. [Young African Americans share a meal at Christmas or Thanksgiving]

Interior view of chapel filled with female students at the Tuskegee Institute, c1902. [Young black women at a church service]

Hoe culture in the South, Near Eutaw, Alabama, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Hoe culture in the South. Near Eutaw, Alabama

Plowboy in Alabama earns seventy-five cents daily, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Plowboy in Alabama earns seventy-five cents daily

Pulp wood going down the River Styx to Mobile by inland waterway near Robertsdale, Alabama, 1937
Pulp wood going down the River Styx to Mobile by inland waterway near Robertsdale, Alabama

Turpentine worker's family near Cordele, Alabama, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Turpentine worker's family near Cordele, Alabama. Father's wages one dollar a day. This is the standard of living the turpentine trees support

Children of turpentine worker near Cordele, Alabama, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Children of turpentine worker near Cordele, Alabama. The father earns one dollar a day

Home of turpentine worker near Cordele, Alabama, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Home of turpentine worker near Cordele, Alabama. Father's wage is one dollar a day. This is the standard of living the turpentine trees support

Children of turpentine worker near Cordele, Alabama, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Children of turpentine worker near Cordele, Alabama. The father earns one dollar a day

Turpentine worker's family near Cordele, Alabama, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Turpentine worker's family near Cordele, Alabama. Father's wages one dollar a day. This is the standard of living the turpentine trees support

Alabama tenant farmer near Anniston, Alabama, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Alabama tenant farmer near Anniston, Alabama

Alabama tenant farmer and children, Near Anniston, Alabama, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Alabama tenant farmer and children. Family labor in cotton. Near Anniston, Alabama

Plowboy in Alabama earns seventy-five cents daily, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Plowboy in Alabama earns seventy-five cents daily

Alabama plow girl, Near Eutaw, Alabama, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Alabama plow girl. Near Eutaw, Alabama

Pulpwood going down the River Styx to Mobile by inland waterway, near Robertsdale, Alabama, 1937
Pulpwood going down the River Styx to Mobile by inland waterway. Near Robertsdale, Alabama

Plough boy sitting on fence after a day's work, Eutaw, Alabama, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Plough boy sitting on fence after a day's work. Eutaw, Alabama

A note on transportation, Eden, Alabama, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
A note on transportation. Eden, Alabama. [Advertisement for Ford V8 car in background]

Farm folk spend a day in town, Eden, Alabama, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Farm folk spend a day in town. Eden, Alabama

Transportation in the South, Alabama, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Transportation in the South. Alabama

Andrew Carnegie at the 25th anniversary of the Tuskegee Institute, 1906. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Andrew Carnegie at the 25th anniversary of the Tuskegee Institute, 1906. [Industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie attends event to celebrate the founding of the the Tuskegee Normal School

Andrew Carnegie and other dignitaries on the platform at the 25th anniversary of... Alabama, 1906
Andrew Carnegie and other dignitaries on the platform at the 25th anniversary of Tuskegee Institute, Alabama, 1906. [Industrialist

Students working in print shop, Tuskegee Institute, Alabama, 1902. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Students working in print shop, Tuskegee Institute, Ala. 1902. [African American students learning printing skills]

Students in workshop, Tuskegee Institute, Ala. 1902. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Students in workshop, Tuskegee Institute, Ala. 1902. [African American students learning practical skills. Note stove for heating]

African American students in mattress-making class, Tuskegee Institute, Tuskegee, Alabama, 1902
African American students in mattress-making class, Tuskegee Institute, Tuskegee, Ala. 1902. [Young women learning upholstery and soft furnishing]

Students making and upholstering barrel furniture, Tuskegee Institute, Tuskegee, Alabama, 1902
Students making and upholstering barrel furniture, 1902. [Young black women learning upholstery and soft furnishing]

Andrew Carnegie at the 25th anniversary of the Tuskegee Institute, 1906. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Andrew Carnegie at the 25th anniversary of the Tuskegee Institute, 1906. [Industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie attends event to celebrate the founding of the the Tuskegee Normal School

Andrew Carnegie at the 25th anniversary of the Tuskegee Institute, c1906 April 24. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Andrew Carnegie at the 25th anniversary of the Tuskegee Institute, c1906 April 24. [Industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie attends event to celebrate the founding of the the Tuskegee Normal

Laboratory at Tuskegee Institute, Alabama, 1902. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Laboratory at Tuskegee Institute, Ala. 1902. [Black students are taught chemistry. Note stove for heating]

Tuskegee 25th anniversary - reviewing stand, Tuskegee Institute, Tuskegee, Alabama, 1906. [Industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie attends event to celebrate the founding of the the Tuskegee

History class, Tuskegee Institute, Tuskegee, Alabama, 1902. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
History class, Tuskegee Institute, Tuskegee, Alabama, 1902. [Black students are taught about Captain John Smith and the Jamestown settlement in Virginia]

25th anniversary celebration of Tuskegee Institute, Alabama, April 1906. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
25th anniversary celebration of Tuskegee Institute, April, 1906. Dignitaries on viewing stand. [Industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie attends event to celebrate the founding of the

Masonic Female Institute, Talladega, Talladega County, Alabama façade... between 1927 and 1943
Masonic Female Institute, Talladega, Talladega County, Alabama, facade and left side, between 1927 and 1943. (East Alabama Masonic Female Institute)

General store interior, Moundville, Alabama, 1936. Creator: Walker Evans
General store interior. Moundville, Alabama. [Advertisements for Coca-Cola and fertiliser; loaded shells; paraffin lamps; fruit jars; crockery; baking trays; rope; sacks of self-raising flour; boxes

Schoolhouse, Alabama, 1936. Creator: Walker Evans
Schoolhouse, Alabama. [Note bell tower]

County seat of Hale County, Alabama, 1936. Creator: Walker Evans
County seat of Hale County, Alabama. [C.A. Johnson & Son ready-to-wear cash store; McCollum Grocery Co.; Loftis Cafe; drugstore; barber shop; Gulf gas station]

Grocery store, Greensboro, Alabama, 1936. Creator: Walker Evans
Grocery store. Greensboro, Alabama. [ McCollum Grocery Co.; Sugar, Tomato Juice; Paper Napkins; Bacon Skins; Fyers; Roe Herring; Vanilla Wafers; Irish Potatoes

Abandoned store, Advance, Alabama, 1935 or 1936. Creator: Walker Evans
Abandoned store. Advance, Alabama. [Signs: 666 laxative, colds and fever, tonic; Pete Jarman for Congressman]

Crossroads store, Sprott, Alabama, 1935 or 1936. Creator: Walker Evans
Crossroads store. Sprott, Alabama. [U.S post office, with signs advertising Arcadian nitrate of soda; Coca-Cola; Granger rough cut tobacco; Pan-Am motor oil and orange gasoline]

Shady Grove Baptist Church, Alabama or Tennessee, 1936. Creator: Walker Evans
Shady Grove Baptist Church. Alabama or Tennessee

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"Journey through the Heart of Alabama: A Glimpse into 1930s America" Step back in time and immerse yourself in the captivating scenes captured by renowned photographer Walker Evans. These snapshots offer a window into the soul of Alabama, United States of America, during the tumultuous era of 1936. Enter a quaint general store interior in Moundville, where echoes of bustling conversations and clinking cash registers still resonate. The shelves lined with goods tell stories of simpler times and tight-knit communities. Intriguingly juxtaposed is a minstrel poster from that same year, reminding us of the complex racial dynamics prevalent at that time. It serves as a stark reminder that progress was yet to be fully realized. Venture further into rural Alabama and discover an idyllic schoolhouse standing proudly amidst rolling fields. This symbolizes hope for future generations, offering education as their key to brighter horizons. The county seat of Hale County beckons with its charming facade, inviting visitors to explore its rich history and cultural heritage. Here lies evidence of resilience and determination etched onto every street corner. A trip to Greensboro takes you inside a grocery store frozen in time - wooden crates stacked high with fresh produce evoke memories long forgotten. The aroma lingers; it's almost as if you can hear shoppers' laughter reverberating through these aisles once again. Yet not all tales end happily; an abandoned store stands desolate in Advance, serving as a haunting reminder of economic hardships faced by many during this era. Its crumbling walls whisper stories untold but forever etched within its decaying structure. At Sprott's crossroads store, life continues unabated despite adversity - it remains a beacon for weary travelers seeking respite from their journeys across this vast land we call home. Amidst these historical landmarks lies Shady Grove Baptist Church—a sanctuary where faith intertwines with community, offering solace and strength to those in need.