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When Woolworth’s opened in Tuscaloosa (AL) in 1917, crowds poured in for inexpensive lunches at the soda fountain and could open a newspaper to read about World War I. An article in the Tuscaloosa News on March 20, 1992, announced the store’s…

Receipts from Woodmen of the World for Chas Hamner from 1920-1922.

A receipt for C.R. Hamner from Woco Pep Company which was a Petroleum Products Company in Tuscaloosa.

Wheeler's Hotel was located on the east side of Prairie Street just north of the railroad, opposite the depot in Eutaw, AL., during the 19th century.

During the late 1870s it was called the Exchange Hotel and was conducted by Mrs. M.M. Cook. In…

A receipt from West End Lumber for Chas Hamner.

A receipt for C.R. Hamner from Ward Drug Company, Inc. for Toilet Items, Seeds and Eats.

Advertisement for Ward Drug Store found in the 1937 Corolla, the University of Alabama yearbook. Ward's was a drugstore located in at the flag pole in downtown Tuscaloosa.

The Corolla, v.44, 1937

Advertisement for the University Fruit Store found in the 1930 Corolla, the University of Alabama yearbook.

The Corolla, v. 37, 1930

Advertisement for Tuscaloosa Steam Laundry offering dry cleaning and dyeing found in the 1927 Corolla, the University of Alabama yearbook. The manager was Fred Nelson.

The Corolla, v. 34, 1927

Advertisement for the Tuscaloosa Ice & Cold Storage Company found in the 1935 Corolla, the University of Alabama yearbook.

Ice provides "better and safe refrigeration at less cost!"

The Corollas, v. 42, 1935