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  • Collection: Government - Buildings, People, and Services

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The old water tower stood on the west end of town. The young women perched on the steam shovel are unidentified , but Andrew Graettinger from the UA engineering department said the steam shovel is a Marion, built in Marion, Ohio. He says these…

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This photograph of Lurleen Burns Wallace was taken when she was 17 years old, shortly before the birth of her first child, Bobbi Jo.

Lurleen Burns Wallace, was Governor of Alabama from 1967 until her death from cancer in 1968. She was the 46th…

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William Carlos ( "W.C.") Jemison (December 2, 1850 - March 28, 1901) was born in Tuscaloosa to William Henry Jemison and his wife Elizabeth Ann Patrick Jemison.

William Henry Jemison, a brother of Robert Jemison, was a wealthy planter who had…

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This group of Tuscaloosa County officials was taken at the court house when it was located where the Alston Building now stands.The jail entrance to the building is shown.

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On October 22, 1915, the Tuscaloosa Fire Department was officially established. Since 1905, the fire department had been volunteer with one paid fireman, who had two horses and hose wagon.

A motor fire truck was brought to Tuscaloosa for the new…

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In the past, the Tuscaloosa City Commission president, along with the commission board, have issued proclamations to set aside a week for Fire Prevention Week.

The proclamations stressed the importance of preventing fires and in exercising care…

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"Big Jim" Folsom campaigns for governor. The man on the left holding the newspaper is Henry Van Lewis Sr. An agent for GM&O railroad, George G. Franks, is sitting on the windowsill and wearing a hat. The man on the far right in overalls is Clem…

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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…

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The first Tuscaloosa City Council in 1985 after the city changed from a commission form of government. Back row, L-R are John England, Tommy Dockery, Jerry Plott, Charles Steele, Ed Montgomery, and Sammy Watson. Front row, L-R are Al DuPont and Bill…

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This view is looking toward the Northwest from the 22nd Street front lobby entrance.

A U.S. Post Office and Federal Court Building was constructed on Broad Street (now University Boulevard) at the corner of 22nd Street beginning in 1908. It was…
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