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The old Alabama State Capitol Building in Tuscaloosa was decorated for the wedding of Ladie Fonville and Clifton Penick. The Alabama State Capitol was located in Tuscaloosa from 1826 until 1847. The stone foundation of the capitol was laid in 1827…

The Old Huntsville Road 4-mile marker in Alberta was erected in 1824, It was located 4 miles from the Tuscaloosa County Courthouse which was then located on 32nd Avenue in Newtown. (The courthouse in Newtown was built in 1822 and was destroyed by a…

The 1921 American LaFrance Pumper ready for the fire prevention parade in 1951. Fire Prevention Week was held in the fall to remind residents to "inspect and repair your defective furnace - heaters - flues and pipes before starting fall fires".…

Brookwood volunteer fire fighters and tank truck in 1955.

From left to right: Cecil Brantley, Coach Bevis, unidentified, unidentified, Charles Cunningham, Clifton Yessick, Oscar Abston, Ed Simmons, and Sam Toxey.

Photograph of Tuscaloosa Fire Department equipment and firemen in 1964.

Fire Department officers in front of Fire Station No. 1 located at 2518 Seventh Street.

Shown from left to right: Commissioner John Pearson, Chief E. L. "Pete" Mathews, Assistant Chief R. Carter Tinsley, Captain Frank Foster, Preston Mathews, T.…

Ernest W. "Rainy" Collins (1911 - 2004) was mayor of Tuscaloosa from 1976-1981., elected from a field of 20 candidates after the death of Mayor C. Snow Hinton in office.

Collins' was unopposed in 1977 and was re-elected for a full term, which was…

The dedication program for the Tuscaloosa County Courthouse 1964 dedication.

The Alabama State Capitol was located on this site in Tuscaloosa from 1829 to 1846 when the capitol was moved to Montgomery.

After the capitol moved, the building was occupied by the Alabama Central Female College until it was destroyed by fire…

William W. Brandon was an American Democratic politician who was the 37th governor of Alabama from 1923 to 1927.

Brandon was born in Talladega, Alabama, but grew up in Tuscaloosa. He attended Tuscaloosa High School and studied law at the…