This handwritten note provides information on the death and burial place of Henry Goldsmith, Oscar's older brother, who was born in 1840. The note reads: "Henry Goldsmith - was a member of Co D - 4 [sic] Infantry - died in Huntsville Ala. Jany 6/17, was buried in Maple Hill Cemetery Marker No. 295 was placed on his grave - He was a member of Egbert J. Jones Camp.
This is a page from the scrapbook that contains part of article about the Cuca Cocoa Challenge Cup race and the hour by hour breakdown of the 1893 race.
This is an article about the Cuca Cocoa Challenge Cup and goes into the race, eventually describing how Shorland's bicycle made a difference to the end result of the race.
Front: The Charles Motel, Huntsville, Ala., 2 Miles North of By-pass, on U.S. Highways 231 & 431. Back: THE Charles MOTEL, THE Charles RESTAURANT, Huntsville, Alabama. Owned & Operated by Mr. & Mrs. L.D. Miller, Phone JEfferson 6-2524, P.O. Address: Meridianvllle, Alabama
A chapel within the Tower of London. This is where the most famous prisoners of the tower were buried after their executions. Katherine Howard was one of three queens buried here.
Back: The Burritt Mansion at Burritt on the Mountain - A Living Museum. Built by Dr. William Henry Burritt for his retirement home atop Round Top Mountain with a commanding view of the City of Huntsville and the Tennessee Valley. Completed in 1938, the house is insulated with 2200 bales of wheat straw.
Back: THE BIG SPRING, Huntsville, Alabama. Located near the center of town, this spring furnished all the city's water supply from its earliest days until recent years. It formed the nucleus for the South's first - and the nation's second - public waterworks system. Now world famous.
Back: THE BIG SPRING, Huntsville, Alabama. This spring located near the center of Huntsville, has furnished the water supply of Huntsville since its earliest days, and formed the nucleus for the South's first - and the nation's second - public waterworks system. This space has become world famous.
Front: Big Spring, Huntsville, Ala. Back: This spring is the city's water supply. Estimated flow is 24,000,000 gallons daily and is one block from city square.
Front: The Big Spring, Huntsville, Ala. Capacity 24,000,000 Gallons Daily. Back: John Hunt, the founder of Huntsville, in 1805, was the first white man to build his hut on the banks of Big Spring, and it was from this pioneer that Huntsville takes its name.
Front: A close-up View of the Big Spring, Daily capacity 24,000,000 Gallons, Huntsville, Alabama. Back: View of the Big Spring from which Huntsville secures its water supply.