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  "The State Agricultural and Mechanical College for Negroes"

  Front: The State Agricultural and Mechanical College for Negroes, Huntsville, Ala.
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  Carnegie Library at Alabama A & M College

  Back: ALABAMA A&M COLLEGE, Normal, Alabama
  Carnegie Library is a two-story brick structure of colonial design. It has a capacity of 50,000 volumes and seating space for 236. The building contains two reading rooms, a reference room, a seminar room, reference and general stacks, and an office for the staff of the library.
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  Green Bottom Inn

  Front: Historic Huntsville
  Back: Historic Huntsville, Alabama. ALABAMA A & M COLLEGE.
  GREEN BOTTOM INN, one of Huntsville's earliest hostelries, was located on Meridian Pike on site now occupied by Alabama A & M. Built in 1815 by John Connelly, the inn attained widespread fame for its adjoining race track, over which many of the outstanding race horses of the period competed. Gen. Andrew Jackson, an avid follower of the sport, often stopped here to race his horses and fight his cocks. For many years the table where he dined was preserved.
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  Alabama A & M College

  Back: ALABAMA A & M COLLEGE, Normal, Alabama
  A partial view of the campus in the Fall. Organized in 1875 as the Huntsville Normal and Industrial School by William Hooper Councill, with 2 teachers and 61 pupils, it is now nationally recognized.
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  ALABAMA A & M Science Building

  Front: Alabama A & M
  Back: ALABAMA A & M, Normal, Alabama
  Science Building in foreground - also showing Bibb Graves Hall, Student Center, Library, Cafeteria and Women's Dormitory.
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  ALABAMA A & M COLLEGE

  Back: ALABAMA A & M COLLEGE, Normal, Alabama
  Bibb Graves Hall in center and on the right is the Student Union Building (College Center).
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  Alabama A & M College

  Front: Historic Huntsville
  Back: Historic Huntsville, Alabama. ALABAMA A & M COLLEGE.
  On this campus site once stood the Green Bottom Inn, one of Huntsville's earliest hostelries, noted for its race track. GRAY GANDER, once rated the world's fastest horse and winner of a $20,000 purse (not a small amount in the 1800's), raced and worked out here. Many notables, including President James Monroe, President James K. Polk and Andrew Jackson, gathered here for rest and diversion.
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  Palmer Hall

  Front: PALMER HALL - FRESHMAN DORMITORY - GIRLS. ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE. NORMAL ALABAMA
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  William H. Councill Hall

  Front: "WILLIAM H. COUNCILL HALL". GIRLS DORMITORY. ALABAMA STATE AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL INSTITUTE. NORMAL ALABAMA
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  Domestic Science Building, Normal, Ala.

  Front: Domestic Science Building, Normal, Ala.