UAH Archives, Special Collections, and Digital Initiatives

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  • Convolutional Neural Network Architecture

    The architecture for the letter recognition convolutional neural network.
  • Convolutional Neural Net Loss Plot

    A loss plot for the letter convolutional neural net classifier.
  • Lincoln School and Village historical marker.

    The inscription of the Lincoln School and Village marker reads:

    In 1918 William Lincoln Barrell of Lowell MA. purchased Abingdon Mill and transformed it into a large textile center of all concrete construction named Lincoln Mill Village. Phillip Peeler served as its superintendent from 1934-1953.

    Built in 1929 this school became the central core of community life until 1956 when Lincoln Village was annexed into the city of Huntsville. Edward W. Anderson served as its principal for 27 years. Many graduates became local and state leaders.

    The mill stopped operation in 1957 and burned in 1980.

    The historical marker was erected by the Alabama Historical Association in 1985.
  • Lincoln Mill village housing, March 2025.

    These homes in Lincoln Mill Village are located behind Lincoln School. The houses were built to provide accommodation for mill workers. The photograph was taken in March 2025.
  • 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.
  • Lewis Hine Dallas Mill Workers Outside the Mill.

    A photo by Lewis Hine, Progressive Era social advocacy photographer, of mill workers and child laborers outside of Dallas Mill in November of 1910.
  • Lincoln Mill Village Housing, 124-126 King Avenue, Huntsville, AL

  • Military Tours Lincoln Mill, circa 1940s

    A US Army officer receives a tour of the Lincoln Mill, c. 1940s. A mill worker demonstrates how the equipment is used during his visit.
  • A view of Levert St, circa 1972.

    Levert St is situated in Lincoln Mill village, which accommodated a substantial number of mill workers. The photograph is incorrectly labeled as Levent St. This photograph is dated 1972.
  • A Disastrous Fire on Commercial Row, Weekly Democrat, 1901

    This article from the Huntsville Weekly Democrat reports the cause and the estimated losses of the Commercial Row Fire on December 21, 1900. According to the article, the fire originated in the Alabama Feed and Implements Company store. One man died due to injuries from the fire and another man was injured. Estimated losses for each of the businesses on the street are listed in the article. The estimated loss for Harrison Brothers two buildings was $4,500.
  • United Charities and the Dallas Day Nursery, 1900

    This is an article featured in a Dallas News section of the Huntsville Weekly Democrat on September 19, 1900. According to the article, Dallas Mill had plans to establish a day nursery on the W.H. Moore property with the help of United Charity. United Charities was a group of women who lobbied the Huntsville city council to better the conditions in Huntsville's cotton mill villages. The day nursery was expected to solve the problem of child labor in the mill. Mrs. Anna B. Robertson and Mrs. Alberta C. Taylor visited the Dallas Mill in Nashville to research the day nursery there. Mrs. Robertson was to be the matron of the nursery. The article also announces a dormitory for homeless girls and a school to be built on the same W.H. Moore property.
  • $33, 800 Fire on Commercial Row, 1901

    This news article from The Journal, Huntsville, Alabama's Black-owned newspaper, lists the cost of a fire on Commercial Row in December 1901. The article was published on December 26, 1901. The total cost of the fire was $33, 800.
  • Huntsville Chamber of Commerce Page in the Huntsville Post, 1900

    This is a page from the December 27, 1900, Art Industrial Edition of the Huntsville Post. This newspaper was used as a promotional material for the City of Huntsville. On this page, is an advertisement for the Heralds of Liberty, a progressive organization in Huntsville, and an article about the work of the Huntsville Chamber of Commerce. The men photographed on the page are Oscar Goldsmith, Vice-President; T.W. Pratt, President; H.J. Lowenthal, Treasurer; and N.F. Thompson, Secretary.
  • Keeping the Dollars at Home Harrison Brothers Advertisement, 1911

    This is a Harrison Brothers Hardware advertisement posted in the Huntsville Times in December 1911. The advertisement title "Keeping the Dollars at Home" tells the story of a farmer who loses his money to a retail mail order house. The advertisement boasts Harrison Brother's low prices for hardware, stoves, ranges, implements, vehicles, and house furnishing goods without the freight charge.
  • Harrison Brothers Princess Steel Ranges Advertisement, 1911

    This is a 1911 Harrison Brothers Hardware store advertisement from The Huntsville Times. The store is advertising the Princess Steel Range and lists the reasons why one should buy a Princess.
  • Blueprint of Dallas Mill Village, 1893

    This blueprint of the Dallas Mill Village was created by Oscar Goldsmith, owner of the Huntsville Land Company and Treasurer of Dallas Manufacturing Company, to show the Dallas board of directors the expansion of the mill village. By February 20, 1893, the Huntsville Land Company had built 50 double houses for the employees of Dallas Mill and was contracted to build 25 more that year. The blocks highlighted in red are were homes were already built in February 1893 and the blocks in black are the planned construction sites.
  • Huntsville Postal Guide and Souvenir Booklet, 1901

    This booklet was likely created by the Huntsville Chamber of Commerce to promote the city of Huntsville at the beginning of the twentieth century. The descriptions of Huntsville present the city as progressive, beautiful, and actively growing in population and industry. Advertisements for local businesses are also promoted throughout the booklet. This booklet was distributed nationwide to attract more investment in the city of Huntsville.
  • Huntsville Postal and Souvenir Guide Page, 1901

    This is the title page for a 1901 promotional booklet for the city of Huntsville and local businesses. The title of the booklet is "Huntsville at the Dawn of the 20th Century" and presents Huntsville as a progressive town with great business potential.
  • Recreation of Katherine Parr's Tomb Inscription

    Recreation of Katherine Parr's tomb inscription.
  • Katherine Parr's Tomb

    The final resting place of Katherine Parr

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