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The 1949 Ford that belonged to Bruce Davis is parked outside the grocery store his family owned. His father Jim Davis ran the store from the old building in the foreground located at the base of River Hill in Tuscaloosa about three blocks from the…

A receipt for Miss M. Hawkins for a subscription to the Age-Herald.

Advertisement for the Alabama Jewelry & Luggage Company found in the1935 Corolla, the University of Alabama yearbook.

The Corolla, v. 42, 1935

In front of the Alabama State Bank Building on Broad Street (now University Boulevard) on horseback are members of the Fitts family. They are James Fitts Alston, Samuel Fitts Alston (second President of the Bank), and Marilou Alston. The State Bank…

This rendering shows the Alabama State Bank in Tuscaloosa as it would have appeared shortly after its construction in 1827. The State Bank of Alabama was organized in 1820 by the State Assembly at Cahaba. When the state capitol moved from Cahaba to…

A receipt from the Allen & Jemison Hardware Company to Mr. C.R. Hamner. This receipt was found in the basement of what is now Chuck's Fish Restaurant.

Allen & Jemison Hardware Company was organized in 1883 when Thomas B. Allen bought a half interest in a hardware business owned and founded by William C. Jemison in 1878. Jemison was president until he sold out to the company, resigning as president.…

Allen & Jemison Hardware Company was organized in 1883 when Thomas B. Allen bought a half interest in a hardware business owned and founded by William C. Jemison in 1878. Jemison was president until he sold out to the company, resigning as president.…

Allen & Jemison Hardware Company was organized in 1883 when Thomas B. Allen bought a half interest in a hardware business owned and founded by William C. Jemison in 1878. Jemison was president until he sold out to the company, resigning as president.…

An advertisement scanned from the 1909 Corolla, the University of Alabama yearbook.

The Corolla, v. 12, 1909

Allen & Jemison Hardware Company was organized in 1883 when Thomas B. Allen bought a half interest in a hardware business owned and…