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Advertisement for Lawrence Village.
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. -
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. -
Alabama Farm Bureau Cotton Association Marketing Agreement and Application for Membership.
From the business records of I. Schiffman and Company. The application for membership was completed by Lawrence B. Goldsmith, a member of the I. Schiffman & Co. firm. The front of the pamphlet notes that this copy is a duplicate. -
Balance sheets for the Printz-Biederman Company and letters to the stockholders.
Documents include three years of balance sheets for the Printz-Biederman Company and the accompanying letters with further information. -
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. -
Cash advance and receipt for cotton.
Receipt of check tendered as a cash advance from Judge Cain for six bales of cotton at 15.64 cents per pound, signed by Judge Cain, and the dray receipt from Planters Warehouse & Storage Co. from Judge Cain for the six bales of cotton. The final document is a draft receipt showing the 6 bales of cotton from the annual pool for Judge Cain. -
Certificate of membership in the Alabama Farm Bureau Cotton Association.
From the business records of I. Schiffman and Company. The certificate was issued to I. Schiffman & Co. on March 19, 1930. -
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. -
Class and Weight Report.
This is the class and weight report for the Alabama Farm Bureau Cotton Association based on the 1929-1930 cotton season. -
Copy of "Tale of the Old Times: When the Train Stalled" by Arnold Pollak.
A copy of a story written by Arnold Pollak titled "Tales of the Old Times: When the Train Stalled." This article recounts a time when Pollak's train was stalled in Texas and, being told it would be two more more hours before it started moving again, he engaged in trading fish and wanted to trade the samples for a new cigar jobber. When the train started moving before he was done, Pollak started running but unable to catch the train, Pollak's friend Oscar Goldsmith pulled the rope to stop the train. Handwritten note reads: "Copy from the Tobacco Leaf N. Y. of May 29/26".