UAH Archives, Special Collections, and Digital Initiatives

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  • 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.
  • Southside Square from West Corner.png

    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.
  • HMCPL_Special_Collections_Ledger_Ada_Reynolds.jpg

    This is an image of Ada Reynolds' customer account page from a Harrison Brothers Hardware customer account ledger located in the Huntsville-Madison County Public Library Special Collections. Transactions and payments on this page date from February 9, 1906, to August 1, 1907. This ledger references Daily Accounts Book 5 in the Harrison Brothers Hardware Collection at the University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections. The letter 'D', written in pencil above Ada Reynolds' name, indicates that Ada Reynolds was from Dallas Mills, Alabama.
  • 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_hbhc_A.M_Booth_Contractor.jpg

    This is an image of an A.M. Booth accounting page with dates from August 3rd to September 6th of unknown years. The text at the top of the page states "Bought of A.M. Booth Contractor and Builder. Dealer in All Kinds of Building Material." Items, most likely for the reconstruction of Harrison Brothers in 1902, are listed on the page along with prices and payments.
  • loc_hbhc_Ancor_Oak_Stove.pdf

    These images are from Anchor Stove and Range Company catalog and price list volume no. 39, August 1904. The item pictured on the first page is The Oak Anchor stove and price descriptions and product details are written in the text below the image and the second page.
  • loc_hbhc_HB_Pottery_Catalog.pdf

    These images are from a Harrison Brothers' catalog. The No. 35 Special and the No. 30 Special were products of the Steubenville Pottery Company. The Forest Pattern and Daisy Pattern items were glassware products from an unknown company. The No. 9 Ware items were from the Rawstone Engraving and Printing Co. in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
  • loc_hbhc_The_Steubenville_Pottery_Co.pdf

    This is a Steubenville Pottery Company catalog of Queensware and glassware items. A picture of the Harrison Brothers' No. 35 Special is on page 7 and the No. 30 special is on page 9 of the catalog. Other items include the Lois, Roswell, and Avalon toilet sets in various colors, Fruit Bowls, Salad plates, the Ethel Dinner Service in various colors, Cuspidores, Celery dishes, Chop dishes, Princess Jardinieres, lamps, lamp burners, clocks, and knives.