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Architecture notebook 5: Pope House, or the Leroy Pope-Watts house or Patton-Echols-Spragins-Watts House, at 403 Echols Ave., Huntsville, Ala.
Pope House, also known as the Leroy Pope-Watts House and the Patton-Echols-Spragins-Watts House, built c. 1814. Originally Federal style. Renovated by George Steele c. 1848 to be a combination of Federal and Greek Revival styles. North wing added c. 1920s. Located at 403 Echols Ave., Huntsville, Alabama. LeRoy Pope, the first owner of the house, purchased a large tract of land, including Huntsville, and became an important part of Huntsville's political, economic, and cultural development. Pope hosted a dinner on the lawn of his house to honor General Andrew Jackson and his company when they passed through the area after the Battle of Horse Shoe Bend. The University of Alabama in Huntsville once leased this building to house its university presidents. -
Architecture notebook 5: Darwin House, on Darwin Rd., Madison County, Ala.
Darwin House, built in the early 1800s. Log dogtrot cabin with a Victorian addition. Located on Darwin Rd. in Madison County, Alabama. -
Architecture notebook 5: Sublett Cabin, on Moontown Rd. in Madison County, Ala.
Sublett Cabin, built c. 1842. Log house. Located on Moontown Rd. in Madison County, Alabama. -
Architecture notebook 5: Laughinghouse-Sisco House, or Laughinghouse Place, near Bell Factory Rd. in Madison County, Ala.
Laughinghouse-Sisco House, also known as Laughinghouse Place, built c. 1830. Federal style. Located north of Bell Factory Rd. in Madison County, Alabama. -
Architecture notebook 5: Garconiere House, at 700 Mesopotamia St., Eutaw, Ala.
Garconiere House, built c. 1839. Federal style. Located at 700 Mesopotamia St. in Eutaw, Alabama. -
Architecture notebook 5: Gaines House, at 132 Walker Ave., Huntsville, Ala.
Gaines House, built c. 1900. Late-Victorian. Includes a storage shed that possibly functioned as a buggy house. Located at 132 Walker Ave., Huntsville, Alabama. -
Architecture notebook 5: Figures House, at 423 Randolph Ave., Huntsville, Ala.
Figures House, built c. 1840-1850s. Located at 423 Randolph Ave., Huntsville, Alabama. George Steele was the architect for this house. -
Architecture notebook 10: Structures near downtown Huntsville, Ala.
Photographs of residences near downtown Huntsville, Alabama. Includes a Williams St. fence, built ca. 1940 and demolished in 1980; Dutch Colonial residence on Franklin St., south of Cruse Alley, for which Jones and Herrin designed a rear addition in 1984; and residences on Church St. near the depot, including the Andrew Jackson Downing House. -
Architecture notebook 10: Rutledge residence, 111 Calhoun St., Huntsville, Ala.
Documentation of plans to alter the residence at 111 Calhoun St. in Huntsville's Old Town, submitted to the Huntsville Historical Preservation Committee, 1979. Includes drawings and photographs of the structure and property before and after the alterations. -
Bills and receipts of family life, 1900s.
A collection of bills, receipts, and other materials related to the Cabaniss household. There are a large amount of receipts for shoes stretching from 1870 to the 1900s. -
Bills and receipts of family life, 1890s (1 of 2).
This folder contains a mixture of Cabaniss household bills, primarily grocery bills, and documents from Fannie Cabaniss' career as Madison County Register in Chancery. -
Paris Pattern no. 2243, Ladies' House Dress.
Made for a size 34-inch bust, this house dress pattern includes pieces for "The Waist with Square Yoke and Standing or Rolling Collar, and the Five-Gored Skirt Joined to the Waist." The front of the pattern envelope lists all instructions for the construction of the garment as well as material required. The pattern pieces are unprinted. -
McCall Pattern no. 9308, Ladies' Sack Night Gown.
Made for a size 32-inch bust, this nightgown pattern includes five pieces for the front, back, collar, sleeve, and sleeveband. The pattern does not include pieces for the yoke. The front of the pattern envelope lists the material required for each size, and the back describes garment construction. The pattern pieces are unprinted. -
The Tribune, Monument Edition.
Published on Thanksgiving Day 1900, this issue of the Tribune includes stories, songs, and poetry; lists of dead Confederate soldiers from Huntsville and Madison Count; and coverage of the erection of the Confederate monument in downtown Huntsville. Much discussion is made as well of the "Lost Cause," a mythology that perpetuates the belief that the cause of the Confederate States was noble and just and denies that slavery played the central role in secession. Includes columns written by Virginia Clay-Clopton and John Tyler Morgan. -
Mariner IV Mission to Mars (Part I).
Reprinted from Astronautics and Aeronautics, June, July, and August 1965. The paper includes the note, "These papers present the results of one phase of research carried out at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, under Contract No. NAS 7-100, sponsored by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration." -
A Saturn rocket stage is loaded onto a barge on the Tennessee River.
The stage is being transported to the Mississippi Test Facility. -
A Saturn rocket stage is loaded onto a barge on the Tennessee River.
The stage is being transported to the Mississippi Test Facility. -
A Saturn rocket stage is loaded onto a barge on the Tennessee River.
The stage is being transported to the Mississippi Test Facility. -
A Saturn rocket stage is loaded onto a barge on the Tennessee River.
The stage is being transported to the Mississippi Test Facility. -
A Saturn rocket stage is loaded onto a barge on the Tennessee River.
The stage is being transported to the Mississippi Test Facility.