West End Elementary School Class, 1962-63
Education
This is the fifth grade class of Mrs. Lillie Banks at the West End Elementary School during the 1962-63 school year.
First row from left: Karen Windham, Linda Ballard, Sheila Robertson, Diane Gast, Unknown, Unknown, Cathy Barrett, Carol Yaw, Debbie Booth, Claude Yaw and Larry Jordan.
Second row from left: Sam Kirby, Barry Reinhart, Bill Adkison, Sara Ball, Gary Taylor, Ronnie Herndon, Sue Day, Brenda Ray, Nancy Cade, Kay Franks, Lillie Banks - teacher, and Jim Netto.
Third row from left: Jerry Logan, Richard Graham, Jerry Pearson, Rodney Shanner, Paul Eatmon, Charlotte Bailey, Susan Herrington, Unknown, Stanley Redding, Larry Nix, Thomas Lindsay, and Mike McMillan.
The West End School was a two-story brick building, built in 1913 at 2200 Second Street East between the Tuscaloosa Country Club and Stillman College. The school closed in 1981. In 1994, the Tuscaloosa Board of Education sold the building to the Community Service Program of West Alabama. The building has since been demolished.
Bill Adkison
1962
Betty Slowe (Description)
Photograph
2537
Tuscaloosa (AL)
Jemison School
Elementary schools
The Jemison School was on Greensboro Avenue between 27th and 28th streets in the Rosedale area of Tuscaloosa. It was an elementary school for grades 1-6. The school used the historic Drish House for some years before moving to this new modern building around 1949. Rosedale Baptist Church purchased the building in 1972 for $40,500. The building was used as a meeting place for the children's Sunday School, American Christian Academy,founded in 1979 and Brewer State College. The photo was published as a historical photo in The Tuscaloosa News on Sept. 4, 2017.
Unknown
Betty Slowe (Description)
Photograph
2403
Tuscaloosa (AL)
Alabama Central Female College Music Facilities
Women's colleges
Old State Capitol
Photographs of the music facilities including the concert hall set in the rotunda where the House of Representatives met when the building was used as the state capitol.
The Alabama Central Female College was housed in the old state capitol building on grounds owned by the University of Alabama. The Alabama State Capitol was located in Tuscaloosa from 1826 until 1847. The stone foundation of the capitol was laid in 1827 and work was completed in the late fall of 1829.
After the seat of government was moved to Montgomery in 1847, the Tuscaloosa Capitol and its furnishing were deeded to the University of Alabama to be used for educational purposes. In 1857, the University Board of Trustees leased the building for ninety nine years to the newly formed Baptist-affiliated Alabama Central Female College. At this time, a large brick four story dormitory was constructed at the west of the building. The capitol building was used by the Alabama Central Female College until it was destroyed by fire on August 22, 1923 when a construction worker accidentally set it ablaze. He was soldering a piece of flashing while repairing the dome and the building caught fire. The historic building was totally destroyed by fire. In the 1930's, the site was cleared for use as a park.
Archibald John Battle was president 1860-1862 (he later served as president of Mercer University from 1872-1889). Joshua Hill Foster was joint principal from 1869-71 and president from 1871-1873 (then became faculty member at University of Alabama until 1892). John F. Lanneau served as president from 1873-79 (later serving as president of Baptist Female College in Lexington, MO and Pierce City College also in MO).
The ruins of the old Alabama State Capitol building can still be seen in Capitol Park in Tuscaloosa.
Tuscaloosa County Preservation Society
Elizabeth Bradt (Description)
Photograph
2363
Tuscaloosa (AL)
Alabama Central Female College, Classroom and Library
Women's colleges
Old State Capitol
Photographs of a chemistry classroom and the library.
The Alabama Central Female College was housed in the old state capitol building on grounds owned by the University of Alabama. The Alabama State Capitol was located in Tuscaloosa from 1826 until 1847. The stone foundation of the capitol was laid in 1827 and work was completed in the late fall of 1829.
After the seat of government was moved to Montgomery in 1847, the Tuscaloosa Capitol and its furnishing were deeded to the University of Alabama to be used for educational purposes. In 1857, the University Board of Trustees leased the building for ninety nine years to the newly formed Baptist-affiliated Alabama Central Female College. At this time, a large brick four story dormitory was constructed at the west of the building. The capitol building was used by the Alabama Central Female College until it was destroyed by fire on August 22, 1923 when a construction worker accidentally set it ablaze. He was soldering a piece of flashing while repairing the dome and the building caught fire. The historic building was totally destroyed by fire. In the 1930's, the site was cleared for use as a park.
Archibald John Battle was president 1860-1862 (he later served as president of Mercer University from 1872-1889). Joshua Hill Foster was joint principal from 1869-71 and president from 1871-1873 (then became faculty member at University of Alabama until 1892). John F. Lanneau served as president from 1873-79 (later serving as president of Baptist Female College in Lexington, MO and Pierce City College also in MO).
The ruins of the old Alabama State Capitol building can still be seen in Capitol Park in Tuscaloosa.
Tuscaloosa County Preservation Society
Elizabeth Bradt (Description)
Photograph
2362
Tuscaloosa (AL)
Alabama Central Female College, Music Classes
Women's colleges
Old State Capitol
A photographs of music and piano classes at the Alabama Central Female College.
The Alabama Central Female College was housed in the old state capitol building on grounds owned by the University of Alabama. The Alabama State Capitol was located in Tuscaloosa from 1826 until 1847. The stone foundation of the capitol was laid in 1827 and work was completed in the late fall of 1829.
After the seat of government was moved to Montgomery in 1847, the Tuscaloosa Capitol and its furnishing were deeded to the University of Alabama to be used for educational purposes. In 1857, the University Board of Trustees leased the building for ninety nine years to the newly formed Baptist-affiliated Alabama Central Female College. At this time, a large brick four story dormitory was constructed at the west of the building. The capitol building was used by the Alabama Central Female College until it was destroyed by fire on August 22, 1923 when a construction worker accidentally set it ablaze. He was soldering a piece of flashing while repairing the dome and the building caught fire. The historic building was totally destroyed by fire. In the 1930's, the site was cleared for use as a park.
Archibald John Battle was president 1860-1862 (he later served as president of Mercer University from 1872-1889). Joshua Hill Foster was joint principal from 1869-71 and president from 1871-1873 (then became faculty member at University of Alabama until 1892). John F. Lanneau served as president from 1873-79 (later serving as president of Baptist Female College in Lexington, MO and Pierce City College also in MO).
The ruins of the old Alabama State Capitol building can still be seen in Capitol Park in Tuscaloosa.
Tuscaloosa County Preservation Society
Elizabeth Bradt (Description)
Photograph
2361
Tuscaloosa (AL)
Alabama Central Female College Art Class and Exhibition
Women's colleges
Old State Capitol
A photograph of a drawing class and an exhibition of the students' art work at the Alabama Central Female College.
The Alabama Central Female College was housed in the old state capitol building on grounds owned by the University of Alabama. The Alabama State Capitol was located in Tuscaloosa from 1826 until 1847. The stone foundation of the capitol was laid in 1827 and work was completed in the late fall of 1829.
After the seat of government was moved to Montgomery in 1847, the Tuscaloosa Capitol and its furnishing were deeded to the University of Alabama to be used for educational purposes. In 1857, the University Board of Trustees leased the building for ninety nine years to the newly formed Baptist-affiliated Alabama Central Female College. At this time, a large brick four story dormitory was constructed at the west of the building. The capitol building was used by the Alabama Central Female College until it was destroyed by fire on August 22, 1923 when a construction worker accidentally set it ablaze. He was soldering a piece of flashing while repairing the dome and the building caught fire. The historic building was totally destroyed by fire. In the 1930's, the site was cleared for use as a park.
Archibald John Battle was president 1860-1862 (he later served as president of Mercer University from 1872-1889). Joshua Hill Foster was joint principal from 1869-71 and president from 1871-1873 (then became faculty member at University of Alabama until 1892). John F. Lanneau served as president from 1873-79 (later serving as president of Baptist Female College in Lexington, MO and Pierce City College also in MO).
The ruins of the old Alabama State Capitol building can still be seen in Capitol Park in Tuscaloosa.
Tuscaloosa County Preservation Society
Elizabeth Bradt (Description)
Photograph
2352
Tuscaloosa (AL)
Alabama Central Female College Stationery
Stationery
Letter written on Alabama Central Female College stationery. The author is unknown and the postmark date is illegible. The letter is written to Ms. R. H. Foster. Notable is the sketch of the Alabama Central Female College on the stationery and envelope.
Tuscaloosa County Preservation Society
Circa 1873-1879
Lee Rawlinson (Description)
Letter
2314
Tuscaloosa (AL)
Model School Class, Alabama Central Female College
Women's colleges
Old State Capitol
Teacher Miss Belle Strickland is standing behind her model class at the Alabama Central Female College which was housed in the old state capitol building owned by the University of Alabama. <br /><br /> The Alabama State Capitol was located in Tuscaloosa from 1826 until 1847. The stone foundation of the capitol was laid in 1827 and work was completed in the late fall of 1829. <br /><br /> After the seat of government was moved to Montgomery in 1847, the Tuscaloosa Capitol and its furnishing were deeded to the University of Alabama to be used for educational purposes. In 1857, the University Board of Trustees leased the building for ninety nine years to the newly formed Baptist-affiliated Alabama Central Female College. At this time, a large brick four story dormitory was constructed at the west of the building. The capitol building was used by the Alabama Central Female College until it was destroyed by fire on August 22, 1923 when a construction worker accidentally set it ablaze. He was soldering a piece of flashing while repairing the dome and the building caught fire. The historic building was totally destroyed by fire. In the 1930's, the site was cleared for use as a park. <br /><br /> Archibald John Battle was president 1860-1862 (he later served as president of Mercer University from 1872-1889). Joshua Hill Foster was joint principal from 1869-71 and president from 1871-1873 (then became faculty member at University of Alabama until 1892). John F. Lanneau served as president from 1873-79 (later serving as president of Baptist Female College in Lexington, MO and Pierce City College also in MO).<br /><br /> The ruins of the old Alabama State Capitol building can still be seen in Capitol Park in Tuscaloosa.<br /><br />The note on the reverse of the photo states:<br /><p align="center">Miss Belle Strickland</p>
<p>In the photograph on the other side of this picture, Miss Belle Strickland is the teacher standing at the back of the class at the Alabama Central Female College located in the Old State Capital Building.</p>
<p>Later Miss Strickland joined the Stafford School Staff located on 9<sup>th</sup> Street and 21-22 Avenur. She was my 4<sup>th</sup> grade teacher at Stafford (circa 1900.).</p>
<p>Since Miss Strickland lived in the Strickland house on 24<sup>th</sup> Ave. and 15<sup>th</sup> Street and since this building is now located on the Old State Capital grounds I thought that it would be apropos to now place it in her old original house.</p>
<p>Fred R. Maxwell, Jr.</p>
Tuscaloosa County Preservation Society
Circa 1900
Lee Rawlinson (Description)
Photograph
Letter
2312
Tuscaloosa (AL)
Barnett School
Rural schools
The old Barnett School, August, 1916, was on Barger Road in Tuscaloosa County. It burned around 2006. On the site in 2016 is the Gospel Tabernacle.
The director of the school was Jesse Lee Howell (left); he also taught music. He eventually married one of the students, Maude Gardner.
Front row from left : S.D. Boyd, Walter Howell, Lester Barger, Hilton McQueen, Effie Colburn, Buelah Barger, May Colburn, Willie Miles, Stella Simpson, Nettie Barger and Lillie Barger.
Middle row: Eunice McQueen, Effie Gardner, Rena Miles, Minnie Barger, Gertrude Gardner, Rhoda Miles, Mamie McQueen, Maude Gardner, Bertha Crawford.
Back row: Milburn Barger, Lee Barger, Lewis Scales, Elighie Howell, Harvey Largin, unknown, Birtie Miles, Chesley Gwin, unknown.
The Gardner girls were sisters. Their mother died when they were young and Gertrude was the mother figure for her sisters.
Cy Howell
The Tuscaloosa News, Oct. 17, 2016
August, 1916
Betty Slowe (Description)
Photograph
2303
Tuscaloosa County (AL)
Graduating Nurses, Stillman College, circa 1940
Stillman College (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)
In 1930 a nurses' training school and hospital was opened at Stillman College. It had been built in 1929 using a $42,500 grant, which was the entire 1928 Woman's Auxiliary Birthday Offering of the First Presbyterian Church, Tuscaloosa. It was named for Emily Estes Snedecor who was responsible for its creation. She was the Dean of Women at Stillman College when it became co-educational in 1923. The training school closed in 1946.<br /><br />The hospital served as the only healthcare facility for African-Americans in West Alabama until 1948. <br /><br />This photo shows one of the nursing school graduating classes.
Stillman College
Circa 1940
Crystal Mealer (Description)
Elizabeth Bradt (Description)
Photograph
2049
Tuscaloosa (AL)