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  Dallas Manufacturing Company minute book, 1890-1907.

  This minute book documents the activities of the Board of Directors of the Dallas Manufacturing Company in Huntsville, Alabama. The book includes meeting minutes, company correspondence, list of contracts with suppliers, information about company stock and production, lists of subscribers, and statements of profits and operating expenses.
  
  Notably, the minute book also includes a February 1893 letter from Oscar Goldsmith noting that "The Huntsville Land Company have built 50 double Houses for the Employees of Dallas M'f'g. Company. And as per request of Mr. Dallas will build 25 more houses for the same purpose." Goldsmith's letter is accompanied by a plat map that indicates the location of the houses. Streets shown include Pettigrew Avenue, Mellette Avenue, Halsey Avenue, Rison Avenue, Stevens Avenue, Humes Avenue, O'Shaughnessy Avenue, McCullough Avenue, Dallas Avenue, and cross streets.
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  Dallas Manufacturing Company's Cotton Mills

  Front: Dallas Mfg. Co's Cotton Mills, Huntsville, Ala.
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  Dallas Mill auction pamphlet, 1949

  This is a 1949 auction pamphlet for the Dallas Mill, equipment, and village houses. Dallas Mills closed in 1949 after labor strikes and financial hardship made it impossible to continue production. Mill villagers were given the opportunity to buy their homes at a reasonable price. The homes that were not bought were auctioned off as mill property.
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  Dallas Mill Burning

  Dallas Mill was set on fire on July 24, 1991 by a serial arsonist. This is an image of the burning, with people in Huntsville watching in the middle of the night.
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  Dallas Mill village street.

  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.
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  Dallas Mill Village today, taken 19 March 2025

  This is a photo of Stevens Avenue in Dallas Mill Village Historic District.
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  Dallas Mills

  Front: Dallas Mills, Huntsville, Ala.
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  Dallas Mills employee transactions, April 5, 1900.

  This is an image of page 414 in Harrison Brothers Hardware Company customer accounts ledger 1, 1897-1904. One customer was noted as being from Dallas Mills Ala. and each of the following transactions are assigned the same customer account number as this Dallas Mills Ala. customer's account. This page is not in Harrison Brothers Hardware Company customer account ledger 1, 1897-1904. Each of the customers that were assigned account number 115 bought Queensware items and paid by note. Customers on this page include: Peter Lumbardo, J.F. Weeks, Youngblood, S.L. Hall, T.L. Wilson, D.W. Smith, Ella Price, Ada Reynolds, Mrs. M.V. Taylor, W.E. Foxx, and Wooly + Jordan.
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  Dallas Mills Sheet

  a sheet made by Lawrence Hillis’ grandmother, Hattie Dunham Warren. Warren accumulated approximately 20 sheets from 1918 to 1924 while she worked at the mill. The sheets would be sewn together to fit a bed, and after work Warren added red scalloped stitching for a personal touch.
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  Dallas Mills, Notes, Paper, Advertisements, nd Newsletter [mostly undated], 1900

  Business, Tours and Industry - Folder 4 is oversized, see separation sheet.