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Tiere der Urwelt: in 30 Kunstblättern nach wissenschaftliche Material bearbeitet.
This set of illustrated cards includes thirty color prints of various animals of the prehistoric world. The Theodor Reichardt Cocoa Company produced five different series of these cards in the early twentieth century. While the cover indicates that this volume contains cards from series 1a, it also includes cards from series 1 and series 2a. Many of the pages show notes made in ink by science writer Willy Ley, the book's original owner. -
A Good Cotton Day
Front: County Court House. A good cotton day, Huntsville, Ala. -
Agreement for the installation of galvanized roofing.
Agreement for the installation of galvanized roofing on a cotton shed occupied and rented by Gilbert Bros. from I. Schiffman and Co. at the request of Bettie Schiffman. Bettie's name appears on documents after July 1910 due to the death of her husband, Isaac. -
Big Spring
Front: Big Spring, Huntsville, Ala. -
Big Spring in Winter
Front: Big Spring in Winter, Huntsville, Ala. -
Bill for Oscar Goldsmith and the Huntsville Land Company.
A bill for six rolls of roofing for $9.30 to Oscar Goldsmith with the Huntville Land Co. -
Bradley Home
Front: Bradley Home, Huntsville, Ala. -
Butler School
Front: Butler School, Huntsville, Ala. -
Check from Oscar Goldsmith to W. R. Rison Banking Company.
A check from Oscar Goldsmith for $259.51 to W. R. Rison Banking Company, signed on the back by R. E. Sessions. The second check is blank on the front with a handwritten note on the back for the following day. The writing is difficult to read but notes something about one dollar for or from Oscar Goldsmith, also signed by R. E. Sessions. -
City Park and Falls
Front: City Park and Falls. Twenty-Four Million Gallons per Day. -
Colcock, Charles J. to Pettus, Richard E. (genealogy correspondence), 1905 - 1927
Contains a series of correspondence between Charles J. Colcock and Richard E. Pettus regarding the writing, funding and publishing Charles' manuscript. -
Copy photograph of Bessie Lee Barclay Fuqua and Marjorie Lee Fuqua.
Notes on back indicate that Bessie was the daughter of James Robert Barclay Sr. and Elizabeth Ingram. "Marjorie Lee Fuqua b. Mar. 1, 1910 / picture c. 1912". Also notes "Highway 72 Blue Water Creek" -
Correspondence between Edgar Weil and Oscar Goldsmith, and Oscar Goldsmith and Harry.
In this letter, Edgar Weil gives Goldsmith information regarding the sale of his mother's stocks in the Chelten Hills Cemetery Company, as Goldsmith is unable to attend and will need a proxy, and the reasoning behind the call to change the per value of the stock. Weil states that the Company does not earn any return for their stocks and so he is selling the stocks for a low price per share due to the fact that "nobody will ever get a cent for these holdings." The second document is a letter from Oscar requesting a proxy for the meeting, and Harry's response to be Oscar's proxy. The final documents are signed and blank contracts appointing attorneys to vote for the decrease in per value of the capital stocks at the stockholders meeter. -
Correspondence between Hotchkin and Co. and Oscar Goldsmith.
The letters detail information about Dallas Manufacturing Co. stocks being sold. This set of documents also includes a check for the forty shares. -
Correspondence between Ida B. Dallas and Oscar Goldsmith.
Correspondence regarding Ida B. Dallas's missing dividend check on her stocks for Huntsville Land Improvement Co. Goldsmith responds, informing her that no dividends were paid October 1, 1912 due to repairs and painting of the property of the Company, therefore the expenses do not allow for a surplus for dividends. -
Correspondence between Oscar Goldsmith, John A. Chapman, and W. H. Halsey regarding property price negotiations.
These letters detail a chronological correspondence between Oscar Goldsmith and John A. Chapman, his agent, regarding negotiations to purchase property on Meridianville Pike from W. H. Halsey. The letters between Chapman and Goldsmith discuss reasonable price offers and "fancy" price Halsey wants for the property. In the end, Halsey writes a letter detailing the final transaction and cost. -
Cotton Bales on North Side Square
Front: Street Scene, Huntsville, Ala. -
Deer in Court Square Park
Front: Deer in Court Square Park, Huntsville, Ala. -
Dekalb County, Alabama Map and Aerial Photograph Identification
This section contains documents and maps related to a historical survey. -
Domestic Science Building, Normal, Ala.
Front: Domestic Science Building, Normal, Ala. -
Domestic Science Fund financial account book with W. R. Rison Banking Company.
This book details the financial account of Domestic Science Fund, owned by Oscar Goldsmith. -
East Clinton Street
Front: East Clinton St., Huntsville, Ala. -
Fee report for a claim suit filed by Lawrence Goldsmith against H. Oliver with Parks & Cotton.
This document contains a detailed breakdown of the fees associated with the "unlawful detainer suit" filed by Lawrence Goldsmith against H. Oliver. -
Financial statement for Pacolet Manufacturing Company.
Detailed condensed financial statement for Pacolet Manufacturing Company located in Spartanburg, South Carolina. -
Greetings from Huntsville, Ala.
Front: Greetings from Huntsville, Ala. -
Huntsville Springs
Front: Huntsville Springs. -
Jackson County Historical Site Survey
This section contains reports related to the Jacksonville Historical Site Survey. Relates specifically to photographs taken of different types of maps. Photographs not included. -
Judson College Miscellaneous, 1912 - 1927
Contains handwritten correspondence, and scheduling/documents from Judson College relating to the graduation and academic achievements of Ruth Elizabeth Pettus. -
Lawsuit against Tom Toney.
These documents detail a lawsuit brought against Tom Toney by Mitchell & Mitchell Automobile Repairing. The first IOU details Tom Toney's debt to I. Schiffman & Co. for a Dodge car for $60. Following the check is a bill for repairs on the Dodge totalling $28.25. Tom Toney's car was seized upon discovery it was being used to "convey spiritous or vinous liquor contrary to law", resulting in a lawsuit brought by the State of Alabama. The statement is Mitchell & Mitchell claiming that Toney never paid his auto repair bill for the lawsuit. The back of the final letter has a handwritten note that reads: "No. 683 State vs. Toney. Claim of Mitchell & Mitchell. Filed June 11/19 F. S. Cabaniss Reg." -
Lease agreement between Gilbert Bros. and Bettie Schiffman.
Lease agreement for three years of property of Bettie Schiffman for a total of $62.50 per month. This agreement is an extension of Gilbert Bros. previous land lease from Isaac Schiffman. Isaac died in 1910 and the rental property being transferred to Bettie was written up in a new agreement under her name. -
Letter and memorandum from the Railroad Officials report to R. R. Benedict.
This letter details a compromise regarding the railroad and buildings on the ground deeded to the railroad. The author states that this will not affect Benedict's purchase price. It also includes information regarding the Coxe Estate. The memo included from the Report of Railroad Officials further details the available lots and those that belong to the railroad and the Coxe Estate. -
Letter to A. L. Rison.
This letter includes responses to Rison's wire and the return wire. It also includes information on cotton buyers and local weather conditions. The sender did not sign the letter, but it is most likely Oscar Goldsmith.