UAH Archives, Special Collections, and Digital Initiatives

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  • Street_Scenes-South_Side_Square-ca_Late_1800s.pdf

    This is an image of South-Side Courthouse Square taken around the end of the nineteenth century. In the image, horses are tied to the fence that surrounds the Madison County courthouse. Various stores, including Campell & Teetzel, Spotswood House, and A.F. Murry Books and Stationary, on the west side of the street can be seen on the right side of the image.
  • Mills-Dallas-Village_street.jpg

    This is an image of Dallas Mill Village in Huntsville, Alabama. There are houses on either side of the dirt street and each is surrounded by a picket fence. In the image, Trolly car tracks and railroad tracks can be seen along the dirt street.
  • Goldsmith_Grosser_Co.jpg

    This is an image of the Goldsmith-Grosser Company located in Huntsville, Alabama. Men's hats and jackets are on display in the store windows and two men can be seen leaning on a display case inside the store.
  • Courthouse_Square_South-Looking_East-Trolley_Rails.jpg

    This is an image of South-Side Courthouse Square, also known as Commercial Row, looking East. The Madison County Courthouse can be seen on the left side of the image. The steeple of the Episcopal Church on Eustis St. can be seen in the background of the image. Various buildings on Commercial Row, including the recognizable Harrison Brothers storefront, can be seen on the right side of the image. Trolly tracks, powerlines, and early-model cars are also visible in the center of the image along South-Side Square.
  • Courthouse_Square_South-from_West_Corner.pdf

    This is an image of South-Side Courthouse Square, also known as Commercial Row, taken from the west corner around the late nineteenth century. The steeple of the Episcopal Church on Eustis St. can be seen in the background of the image.
  • Goldsmith_Schiffman_Photo_Oscar_Goldsmith.jpg

    This is a photograph of Oscar Goldsmith.
  • Goldsmith_Schiffman_Lawrence_Village_Ad.jpg

    This is a copy of a Huntsville newspaper advertisement for Lawrence Village. This advertisement detailed where Lawrence Village was and promoted the rapidly expanding community built by Huntsville Land Co. The text at the end of the advertisement states "For further information concerning Lawrence, apply to Oscar Goldsmith, Pres. Huntsville Land Co." Lawrence was the name of Oscar Goldsmith's son.
  • loc_noer_000615_000617.pdf

    The card features an illustration of a mosaic of women playing music along with the text "Frohe Weihnachten" (Merry Christmas).
  • loc_noer_000610_000614.pdf

    The card features an illustration of a girl and a dog making a painting.
  • loc_noer_000605_000609.pdf

    The envelope is addressed to Hildegard at Huntsville Hospital Nurses Home, and the card features an illustration of Christmas decorations.