Government - Buildings, People, and Services

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Government - Buildings, People, and Services

Description

This collection includes items relating to government activities on all levels from mayors and elected officials to courthouses and other buildings to fire and police services.

Buildings
The Old State Capitol building from the time Tuscaloosa was the capitol of Alabama.

There are photographs of the building of the U.S. Post Office and Federal Courthouse on Broad Street in Tuscaloosa 1908-09. The buidling is now the Tuscaloosa City Hall.

Tuscaloosa County courthouses, old and new, are recorded.

People
United States Senators and Congressmen from Alabama
Alabama Governors
Tuscaloosa City Mayors and Elected Officials
Tuscaloosa County Officials

(Northport Mayors and Elected Officials are in the Northport Collection)

Services
Tuscaloosa City Fire Department
Tuscaloosa City Police Department
Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's Office


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Collection Items

Alabama State Capitol at Tuscaloosa, 1826-1847
Drawing of the Alabama State Capitol building that was located in Tuscaloosa from 1826-1845. Originally in Cahaba, the capitol was moved to Tuscaloosa because of flooding in Cahaba. The Capitol Building was designed by William Nichols, Alabama State…

Alabama State Capitol Building at Tuscaloosa
Tuscaloosa was the state capitol of Alabama from 1827 to 1846 . Originally in Cahaba,the capitol was moved to Tuscaloosa because of flooding in Cahaba. The Capitol Building was designed by William Nichols, Alabama State Architect, who also designed …

Alabama State Capitol Decorated for Wedding
The old Alabama State Capitol Building in Tuscaloosa was decorated for the wedding of Ladie Fonville and Clifton Penick. The Alabama State Capitol was located in Tuscaloosa from 1826 until 1847. The stone foundation of the capitol was laid in 1827…

Capitol Grounds, 1937
The Alabama State Capitol was located on this site in Tuscaloosa from 1829 to 1846 when the capitol was moved to Montgomery.

After the capitol moved, the building was occupied by the Alabama Central Female College until it was destroyed by fire…

Capitol Ruins
The ruins of the State Capitol building are still found in Capitol Park in Tuscaloosa. The Alabama State Capitol was located in Tuscaloosa from 1826-1847 and then moved to Montgomery. In 1857 the Capitol building was leased to the Alabama Central…

Tuscaloosa City Hall, 600 Greensboro Avenue, circa 1890
The Tuscaloosa City Hall and market complex was constructed in 1889 and demolished in 1936. It was located on the corner of 6th Street and Greensboro Avenue at the present location of the Bama Theatre. The lower floors of the building housed a meat…

Tuscaloosa City Hall, 600 Greensboro Avenue, 1900
The Tuscaloosa City Hall and market complex was constructed in 1889 and demolished in 1936. It was located on the corner of 6th Street and Greensboro Avenue at the present location of the Bama Theatre. The lower floors of the building housed a meat…

Tuscaloosa City Hall, 600 Greensboro Avenue, circa 1936
The Tuscaloosa City Hall and market complex was constructed in 1889 and demolished in 1936. It was located on the corner of 6th Street and Greensboro Avenue at the present location of the Bama Theatre. The lower floors of the building housed a meat…

Tuscaloosa City Hall, 600 Greensboro Avenue, circa 1936
The Tuscaloosa City Hall and market complex was constructed in 1889 and demolished in 1936. It was located on the corner of 6th Street and Greensboro Avenue at the present location of the Bama Theatre. The lower floors of the building housed a meat…

Construction of U.S. Post Office and Federal Court Building, Broad Street, November 1908
This view is looking toward the Northeast. Workers are pouring concrete forms and there is another worker surveying the site.

A U.S. Post Office and Federal Court Building was constructed on Broad Street (now University Boulevard) at the corner of…
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