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Dallas Baseball Team

The Dallas Manufacturing Company baseball team played for Dallas Mills. Their home field was at Dallas (Optimist) Park.

Dr. Peppers (Pepperettes) Fastpitch Softball Team, 1939.

The Dr. Peppers was a softball team in the Dallas Mills community. The team played from 1937 to 1943. Coach Cecil V. Fain on far right.

Four Members of the Dr. Peppers

The Dr. Peppers was a softball team in the Dallas Mills community. The team played from 1937 to 1943. Far right is Doris Layne Pike, the rest of the women are unknown.

A tea plantation in China: workers tread down congou tea into chests

This early 19th-century coloured lithograph, titled A tea plantation in China: workers tread down congou tea into chests, portrays laborers preparing tea for export in a vivid and detailed scene. The anonymous artwork reflects the global demand for Chinese tea and the intensive manual labor behind its production during the height of international trade.

A Photo of Reference to the Land Surveyed on the Rivers Mobile and Alabama since the Establishment of the Civil Government in the Province of West Florida

A Photo of Reference to the Land Surveyed on the Rivers Mobile and Alabama since the Establishment of the Civil Government in the Province of West Florida.

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.

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.

First Cuca Cocoa Challenge Cup Scrapbook Page

This source is a page from the source scrapbook this project used but shows a photograph of the Cuca Cocoa Challenge Cup with brief description. Also on this page is a print source with a statement from Shorland describing how he used Cuca Cocoa and enjoys the chocolate they make.

Tags HON 399, Honors College, Student Projects, Study Abroad

UA Faculty Newsletter, October 1967.

The newsletter includes multiple articles describing the growth of the UAH, including cultural events, new faculty appointments, and faculty activities. Also included is a list of events happening on the main University of Alabama campus in November 1967.

Press release noting the addition of 55,000 volumes to the University of Alabama library system.

The release states, "Almost half of the increase results from a 21,000-volume build-up of the Huntsville stock." It also includes details about other system libraries.

University of Alabama Faculty Newsletter, April 1966.

The newsletter includes the outline of "a plan adopted by the University of Alabama to further develop instructional, research and service programs of the present Huntsville operations as integral parts of the University." The first point of the plan notes, "Effective September 1, 1966, the Huntsville operations of the University of Alabama shall be designated the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH)." The plan is signed by Frank A. Rose, president of the University of Alabama.

"1966 Inaugural Banquet of the Student Government Association of the University of Alabama in Huntsville."

The program includes the banquet menu, the program events, and a list of SGA officers and legislators.

"Ground Breaking Ceremony, University of Alabama Research Institute, Huntsville, Alabama, December 20, 1962."

The program includes a short history of the Research Institute and a program of events, featuring remarks from Rudolf Hermann, Wernher von Braun, and Alabama Governor John Patterson. The back page shows a map of Huntsville with directions from the Huntsville Armory to the Research Institute.

Saturn V history team at the Apollo 10 launch.

Shown left to right: David Christensen, Melvin Kranzberg, Irving B. Holley, Jr., Rudolf Hermann, and Fred Ordway.

"A New Year's Maine Attraction."

This flier advertises a trip to Maine for UAH hockey fans to see "the Chargers capture the top-ranked Black Bears of the University of Maine." Tours of Maine scenery and sites, a "New England Style Dinner," lodging, and transportation are offered in the package.

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