Postcard Collection | UNA Archives and Special Collections

By Dixie Norwood

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Collection Overview

Title: Postcard Collection

Primary Creator: Postcard Collection

Extent: 1.0 Boxes

Scope and Contents of the Materials

This collection contains postcard scenes and historic places from places around the state of Alabama, including Florence, Sheffield, Tuscumbia, and Selma. It also contains postcard scenes and historic places from the states of Tennessee, Georgia, and New York, as well as a few from Ontario, Canada. There are numerous postcards that depict buildings here on the University of North Alabama's campus, even some that are no longer standing. There are also many scenes from Yellowstone National Park.

These may have come from different owners. There are handwritten notes on many of them.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Collegiana],
[Series 2: State: Florence, Alabama],
[Series 3: State: Sheffield, Alabama],
[Series 4: State: Tuscumbia, Alabama],
[Series 5: State: Alabama],
[Series 6: State: Selma, Alabama],
[Series 7: State: Georgia],
[Series 8: State: Miscellaneous],
[Series 9: State: New York],
[Series 10: State: Tennessee],
[Series 11: Parks: Yellowstone National Park],
[Series 12: Art & Literature],
[Series 13: Foreign: Canada],
[Series 14: Miscellaneous],
[All]

Series 4: State: Tuscumbia, Alabama

Item 1: Baptising -Big Springs, Tuscumbia (PC 91)
Item 2: Unknown Description-Two ladies posing for picture (PC 92)
Item 3: Big Springs, Tuscumbia (PC 93)
Item 4: Unknown Description-Cows grazing near water (PC 94)
Item 5: Tuscumbia-Big Spring-Discharge 17,500 cubic feet per minute (PC 95)
Item 6: St. Mary’s Church, Tuscumbia (PC 96)
Item 7: Baptist Church, Tuscumbia (PC 97)
Item 8: First M.E. Church, Tuscumbia (PC 98)
Item 9: First Methodist Church, Tuscumbia (PC 99)
Item 10: Tuscumbia, looking South from Court House (PC 100)
Item 11: Street Car (PC 101)
Item 12: Tuscumbia (PC 102)
Item 13: 6th Street, Tuscumbia (PC 103)
Item 14: Tuscumbia Water Mills, Tuscumbia (PC 104)
Item 15: New Court House, Tuscumbia (PC 105)
Item 16: Court House, Tuscumbia (PC 106)
Item 17: Ruins of Court House, Tuscumbia (PC 107)
Item 18: School House of Helen Keller, Tuscumbia (PC 108)
Item 19: Birthplace of Helen Keller, Tuscumbia (PC 109)
Item 20: Public School, Tuscumbia (PC 110)
Item 21: St. James’ Church and Public School House, Tuscumbia {also known as Hillaby Church and Hillaby School House} (PC 111)
Item 22: St. Mary’s School, Tuscumbia (PC 112)
Item 23: Buzzard Roost Bridge {Cherokee} (PC 23)