Post office in Holt, Alabama, the day the town was auctioned off at the Tuscaloosa County courthouse.
The town had been built in 1902 by the Central Iron and Coal Company. This photograph accompanied an article about the sale of the town, which was purchased by William Hulsey of Birmingham on February 4, 1941. According to the article (published in the Birmingham News on February 5), "Hulsey�...
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Photographs Post office in Holt, Alabama, the day the town was auctioned off at the Tuscaloosa County courthouse. Fitzpatrick, Jimmy |
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Photographs African Americans; Post offices; Holt (Ala.); Quilts; Roads; Transportation; Tuscaloosa County (Ala.) |
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The town had been built in 1902 by the Central Iron and Coal Company. This photograph accompanied an article about the sale of the town, which was purchased by William Hulsey of Birmingham on February 4, 1941. According to the article (published in the Birmingham News on February 5), "Hulsey's town consists of 379 houses scattered over 777.9 acres of land that has the profile of a dried-up apple magnified several million times. Some 1,500 persons live in the town and rents on the houses range from $7 to $35 a month. His purchase includes everything but several churches, a school, the foundry company's commissary and office building. He'll share the post-office with Uncle Sam." |
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BN0028187_08BN0028187Post office in Holt, Alabama, the day the town was auctioned off at the Tuscaloosa County courthouse.The town had been built in 1902 by the Central Iron and Coal Company. This photograph accompanied an article about the sale of the town, which was purchased by William Hulsey of Birmingham on February 4, 1941. According to the article (published in the Birmingham News on February 5), "Hulsey's town consists of 379 houses scattered over 777.9 acres of land that has the profile of a dried-up apple magnified several million times. Some 1,500 persons live in the town and rents on the houses range from $7 to $35 a month. His purchase includes everything but several churches, a school, the foundry company's commissary and office building. He'll share the post-office with Uncle Sam."1941-02-041940-1949Fitzpatrick, JimmyBirmingham NewsC1-04149African Americans; Post offices; Holt (Ala.); Quilts; Roads; Transportation; Tuscaloosa County (Ala.)Still imageNegatives (Photographs); Black-and-white negatives1200 PPI TIFFAlabama Media GroupAlabama Media Group CollectionAlabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, AlabamaEnglishCopyright, Alabama Department of Archives and History. Donated by the Alabama Media Group, http://www.alabamamediagroup.comhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/146735 |
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Post office in Holt, Alabama, the day the town was auctioned off at the Tuscaloosa County courthouse. |
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Post office in Holt, Alabama, the day the town was auctioned off at the Tuscaloosa County courthouse. |
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Fitzpatrick, Jimmy |
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Fitzpatrick, Jimmy |
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