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Title A name given to the resource Businesses Description An account of the resource This collection includes businesses in the Tuscaloosa area. Buildings, activities and people are documented. Items are arranged by the name of business. Click on the link below to view all the items in this collection. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Drawing Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Allen & Jemison Hardware Company, 620 Greensboro Avenue, 1915 Subject The topic of the resource Hardware stores Description An account of the resource 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. Thomas B. Allen then became the second president of the company. The company was in business in Tuscaloosa for over 100 years. In 1971, Stratten-Warren, a Memphis Company bought the business and moved it to 2220 University Boulevard. In 1979, Wayne and Opal Stone purchased the hardware business. 1907 the store advertised guns, pistols and cartridges, high grade vehicles and harness, Studebaker wagons and buggies, Rex buggies, Remington & Smith guns, white hickory wagons, wood mowers, rakes & binders, Fairbanks scales, Magnolia cement, Atlas Portland cement, paints, oils, sash doors, blinds, lumber, nails, grates, mantels, laths, plaster, hair, brick, horse shoes, glass, putty, coal, lime, stoves and tin ware. Thomas B. Allen and Robert Jemison served as President, M. R. Jemison as Secretary and Treasurer, and A.C. Cade and R.P. Prowell as Directors. Originally a one-story store, Allen & Jemison expanded to its three adjacent stores. In1903, the company built a four-story building and in 1911 added warehouse space. The building is located on the northwest corner of Greensboro Avenue and 7th Street. In 1971 when Stratten-Warren bought and moved the business, they sold the landmark building to James Spiller who used it as retail and warehouse space for his furniture store. In 2002, Christ Episcopal Church the building, then known as the Spiller Building, and, in 2008, decided to demolish the building. The city of Tuscaloosa intervened and the building was renovated as the Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center opening in 2013. http://cac.tuscarts.org/ . 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In 1971, Stratten-Warren, a Memphis Company bought the business and moved it to 2220 University Boulevard. In 1979, Wayne and Opal Stone purchased the hardware business. 1907 the store advertised guns, pistols and cartridges, high grade vehicles and harness, Studebaker wagons and buggies, Rex buggies, Remington & Smith guns, white hickory wagons, wood mowers, rakes & binders, Fairbanks scales, Magnolia cement, Atlas Portland cement, paints, oils, sash doors, blinds, lumber, nails, grates, mantels, laths, plaster, hair, brick, horse shoes, glass, putty, coal, lime, stoves and tin ware. Thomas B. Allen and Robert Jemison served as President, M. R. Jemison as Secretary and Treasurer, and A.C. Cade and R.P. Prowell as Directors. Originally a one-story store, Allen & Jemison expanded to its three adjacent stores. In1903, the company built a four-story building and in 1911 added warehouse space. The building is located on the northwest corner of Greensboro Avenue and 7th Street. In 1971 when Stratten-Warren bought and moved the business, they sold the landmark building to James Spiller who used it as retail and warehouse space for his furniture store. In 2002, Christ Episcopal Church the building, then known as the Spiller Building, and, in 2008, decided to demolish the building. 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Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photograph Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Allen & Jemison Hardware Company, 620 Greensboro Avenue, 1942 Subject The topic of the resource Hardware stores Description An account of the resource 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. Thomas B. Allen then became the second president of the company. The company was in business in Tuscaloosa for over 100 years. In 1971, Stratten-Warren, a Memphis Company bought the business and moved it to 2220 University Boulevard. In 1979, Wayne and Opal Stone purchased the hardware business. 1907 the store advertised guns, pistols and cartridges, high grade vehicles and harness, Studebaker wagons and buggies, Rex buggies, Remington & Smith guns, white hickory wagons, wood mowers, rakes & binders, Fairbanks scales, Magnolia cement, Atlas Portland cement, paints, oils, sash doors, blinds, lumber, nails, grates, mantels, laths, plaster, hair, brick, horse shoes, glass, putty, coal, lime, stoves and tin ware. Thomas B. Allen and Robert Jemison served as President, M. R. Jemison as Secretary and Treasurer, and A.C. Cade and R.P. Prowell as Directors. Originally a one-story store, Allen & Jemison expanded to its three adjacent stores. In1903, the company built a four-story building and in 1911 added warehouse space. The building is located on the northwest corner of Greensboro Avenue and 7th Street. 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These elements are common to all image files. Bit Depth 8 Channels 1 Height 500 Width 357 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Businesses Description An account of the resource This collection includes businesses in the Tuscaloosa area. Buildings, activities and people are documented. Items are arranged by the name of business. Click on the link below to view all the items in this collection. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. 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In 1971, Stratten-Warren, a Memphis Company bought the business and moved it to 2220 University Boulevard. In 1979, Wayne and Opal Stone purchased the hardware business. 1907 the store advertised guns, pistols and cartridges, high grade vehicles and harness, Studebaker wagons and buggies, Rex buggies, Remington & Smith guns, white hickory wagons, wood mowers, rakes & binders, Fairbanks scales, Magnolia cement, Atlas Portland cement, paints, oils, sash doors, blinds, lumber, nails, grates, mantels, laths, plaster, hair, brick, horse shoes, glass, putty, coal, lime, stoves and tin ware. Thomas B. Allen and Robert Jemison served as President, M. R. Jemison as Secretary and Treasurer, and A.C. Cade and R.P. Prowell as Directors. Originally a one-story store, Allen & Jemison expanded to its three adjacent stores. In1903, the company built a four-story building and in 1911 added warehouse space. The building is located on the northwest corner of Greensboro Avenue and 7th Street. 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Title A name given to the resource Alston Building, circa 1915 Subject The topic of the resource Dirt roads Description An account of the resource The Alston Building is located on the southeast corner of the intersection of Greensboro Avenue and Sixth Street. It was completed in 1910 on the site of the old Tuscaloosa County courthouse, which had stood there since 1845. The Alston Building was the city’s first “skyscraper”, and was originally regarded as the tallest building on a dirt street in America. At the time of this view the building was surmounted by a huge lighted sign “Try Tuscaloosa”, the slogan of the Tuscaloosa Board of Trade, later to become the Chamber of Commerce. In addition to the sign, the building was topped by a lighted garden which was the scene of many social events. 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These elements are common to all image files. Bit Depth 8 Channels 3 Height 644 Width 993 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Businesses Description An account of the resource This collection includes businesses in the Tuscaloosa area. Buildings, activities and people are documented. Items are arranged by the name of business. Click on the link below to view all the items in this collection. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photograph Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image. 6 inches x 8 inches Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Alston Building, circa 1915 Description An account of the resource The Alston Building is located on the southeast corner of the intersection of Greensboro Avenue and Sixth Street. It was completed in 1910 on the site of the old Tuscaloosa County Courthouse, which had stood there since 1845. The Alston Building was the city’s first “skyscraper”, and was originally said to be the tallest building on a dirt street in America. It was designed by Carson and Thetherow architects from Birmingham. Notice the street lights. This area was one of the first to have street lights in Tuscaloosa. 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Title A name given to the resource Alston Building, Tuscaloosa's First Skyscraper, circa 1910 Subject The topic of the resource Dirt roads Description An account of the resource The Alston Building is located on the southeast corner of the intersection of Greensboro Avenue and Sixth Street. It was completed in 1910 on the site of the old Tuscaloosa County Courthouse, which had stood there since 1845. The Alston Building was the city’s first “skyscraper”, and was originally regarded as the tallest building on a dirt street in America. It was designed by Carson and Thetherow architects from Birmingham. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lustig's Bookstore Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Circa 1910 Type The nature or genre of the resource Postcard Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 27 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tuscaloosa (AL) https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/2539/archive/files/31faac4b12c109355d7969a02ba815bb.jpg?Expires=1774483200&Signature=lcOZVf0r00efKUHP8EB66EOZIRLp4mkwA-TWGVz7v4suzf2XcUhcaTn1CRYKmCa%7E0dQTGkkPfmRoKvckStARqvczQl257-YMN6EVCXpthQK1QxpsMOObqsVfn8Mzfnv0RGFaGcpxRzDMHMklcTDRxp7QBqFizYcvewuaP1fzbaU3zfMA1R%7E6vI0ThsHih8AsfmblCt94V0NREgctHA%7E2pETwnffCtvCfldzgCmQlioz6bq5p6ODldjZM2WH-ya6h3jydo0tlGBfjGDCoczachFLqW27cUwGIpY69%7EfNXFzDb7oFMtxu4w-JrAROL5askumlwL-2Lv7pzqBW9fmQnZw__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM c5dcf57505d05d26c1308e07bdabdccb Omeka Image File The metadata element set that was included in the `files_images` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all image files. Bit Depth 8 Channels 3 Height 1077 Width 764 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Businesses Description An account of the resource This collection includes businesses in the Tuscaloosa area. Buildings, activities and people are documented. Items are arranged by the name of business. Click on the link below to view all the items in this collection. Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Advertisement Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Alston-Raiford Furniture Company Advertisement, 1910 Subject The topic of the resource Furniture showrooms Description An account of the resource An advertisement for the Alston-Raiford Furniture Company found in the 1910 Corolla, the University of Alabama's yearbook. The furniture store was located in the McCalla-Wyman Building on Broad Street, now known as University Boulevard. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Alston-Raiford Furniture Company Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Corolla Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The University of Alabama Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1910 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Paul W. Bryant Museum Type The nature or genre of the resource Advertisement Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1165 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tuscaloosa (AL) https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/2539/archive/files/fe3c3f75c7e8d908a6bae7940e364de9.JPG?Expires=1774483200&Signature=tdOjLfwAFvfSDmbpPA54zfNAcKSTMp6ON4IMqT%7EI7J9ImS8yZpDvhVyi0OlMw-OBKDMTSDAIVm-MCnSbxoLczdZSawztYEw%7EECVRR4d-Koy8b4i5qP-Q-ktduqFrE9iGMmLmC2ug4RVoKD3cb5VAQl62ojhfdWlHB8fUtrCm5oY6W1MVU6hIkzs6CtRcG50casGEDcLh6HhGuJG9AFAzj5nF0gnRxDZlbCUwVUEzGe7upIrZgytqod5RJus96VIVt2Q4vE6lqY6LR8zxUBANMsgSpnewFUmKV%7EeAmmoN%7ErHT5fiq4JvTrR-LqhLP287bFSRD4l8UkAa1z6QsqUp2Pg__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 408bd2ed5c3a26f4aa5d24e6466bb10d Omeka Image File The metadata element set that was included in the `files_images` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all image files. Bit Depth 8 Channels 3 Height 960 IPTC Array a:15:{s:11:"object_name";s:0:"";s:8:"category";s:0:"";s:7:"keyword";s:6:"11hist";s:20:"special_instructions";s:0:"";s:6:"byline";s:0:"";s:12:"byline_title";s:0:"";s:4:"city";s:0:"";s:5:"state";s:0:"";s:7:"country";s:0:"";s:31:"original_transmission_reference";s:0:"";s:8:"headline";s:0:"";s:6:"credit";s:15:"Tuscaloosa News";s:6:"source";s:0:"";s:7:"caption";s:90:"McCalla-Wyman Building in downtown Tuscaloosa. Fred's was located there for several years.";s:14:"caption_writer";s:0:"";} IPTC String object_name: category: keyword:11hist special_instructions: byline: byline_title: city: state: country: original_transmission_reference: headline: credit:Tuscaloosa News source: caption:McCalla-Wyman Building in downtown Tuscaloosa. Fred's was located there for several years. caption_writer: Width 1232 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Businesses Description An account of the resource This collection includes businesses in the Tuscaloosa area. Buildings, activities and people are documented. Items are arranged by the name of business. Click on the link below to view all the items in this collection. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Post Card Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Alston-Raiford Furniture Company, circa 1900 Subject The topic of the resource Buildings Stores, Retail McCalla-Wyman Building Description An account of the resource The McCalla-Wyman Building on what is now University Boulevard in Tuscaloosa housed the Alston-Raiford Store at the time of this photo. Among the items available at the store were housewares, pianos, sewing machines, stoves, rugs and trunks. Half of the building burned at some point. Fred's discount store occupied the space for many years, moving out in 2007. The building was bought by Philip Weaver who is currently (2013) renovating and restoring the building, with plans for two commercial tenants on the first floor with five loft apartments above. Weaver plans to renovate the building so that it looks as it did 100 years ago. Weaver plans to call the building the Weaver-McCalla Building. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Tuscaloosa News Archive Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Circa 1900 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Betty Slowe (Description) Type The nature or genre of the resource Postcard Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 890 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tuscaloosa (AL) https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/2539/archive/files/a897b843f754ae98550bbcc3bd2a463d.png?Expires=1774483200&Signature=GBPVHG9VGvLucC77vh%7E1%7EF6kyC2%7EreqwappN83XjSG-45Jcg3hwpKZRMxpbmt0k3AqCDVmQdYSfHjnymQ3didPXHRcQ59HCb0AjBzyLj1vx74PXUfHN3-jxm9rPreRw5MZPvHnMFcWwuYEj69L9-Xc3npIOSgr-6iB0B-9tE4c4fdOye704Lp%7EEx8B17VFo8olMoOOWixr-AnpbAZxh2HU%7ExVJybK7RlsblNQ3GlbPJPU5wlA6O2gkezn-jeat8teneV8vTcDbWREgIdemk5kuOFNW%7EWZ-kf5tJNoNiwAtd0Wd6aDPENaSbZ4mI6mo33X-F6ZRgUfQL2675enZMW9w__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 0038973d86817bcbcbdeb69a5cbee6f5 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Businesses Description An account of the resource This collection includes businesses in the Tuscaloosa area. Buildings, activities and people are documented. Items are arranged by the name of business. Click on the link below to view all the items in this collection. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photograph Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Atlanta Store Subject The topic of the resource Stores, Retail Description An account of the resource Bernard Friedman and Emanuel Loveman owned the Atlanta Store which stood at the corner of Broad Street (now University Boulevard) and Market Street (now Greensboro Avenue) where the 10-story bank building stands now as a Tuscaloosa landmark. The men owned the store until 1885 when they sold it to Herman Rosenau and Victor Friedman, The store burned in 1914 and the site stayed empty until the bank building was erected in 1925. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Tuscaloosa News Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Circa 1910 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Betty Slowe (Description) Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2043 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tuscaloosa (AL)