Front: First National Bank, Huntsville, Ala. Back: The First National Bank building high on the Limestone bluff above Huntsville's historic Big Spring stands proud, essentially the same as it was in 1835 when constructed. It is a handsome reflection of the past in the center of a most ambitious urban redevelopment program, Huntsville's Central City Plan.
Back: FIRST NATIONAL BANK BUILDING, Huntsville, Alabama. For more than 100 years this beautiful building has stood as an architectural and financial landmark on a high limestone bluff, overlooking the Big Spring. It was used as a Commissary by Federal Troops during Huntsville's occupation in 1862.
Back: First National Bank Building, Huntsville, Alabama This building has been a landmark for over a century. The very same hold-up-proof cashier's cages of today were used as detention cells in 1835 where slaves were impounded for the debts of their masters.
First page of a 14th century Italian manuscript of the Otia Imperialia by Gervase of Tilbury. The margins are well decorated, and the text is handwritten in Latin.
The Flamsteed House, where the Royal Astronomers stayed with their families. The first astronomer and family to live there was the John Flamsteed with his family. This house was built in 1676, however the picture was taken March 15th, 2024.
This pamphlet features photographs taken by Alabama photographer Charles Moore during the civil rights era. Speakers listed include Fred Gray, Fred Shuttlesworth, Sonnie Hereford, and John Lewis.