William Hulsey in the audience at an auction held to sell the town of Holt, Alabama, at the Tuscaloosa County courthouse.
Holt had been built in 1902 by the Central Iron and Coal Company. This photograph was published with an article about the sale of the town, which was purchased by Hulsey on February 4, 1941. According to the article (published in the Birmingham News on February 5), "Hulsey's town consists...
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Photographs William Hulsey in the audience at an auction held to sell the town of Holt, Alabama, at the Tuscaloosa County courthouse. Fitzpatrick, Jimmy |
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Holt had been built in 1902 by the Central Iron and Coal Company. This photograph was published with an article about the sale of the town, which was purchased by Hulsey 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." (The following caption accompanied the image: "Top, right, William H. Hulsey, of Birmingham (the one in the light overcoat) is the man who finally bought it for $103,000. The sale must be confirmed by the Federal Court before he can take possession.") |
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BN0028187_06BN0028187William Hulsey in the audience at an auction held to sell the town of Holt, Alabama, at the Tuscaloosa County courthouse.Holt had been built in 1902 by the Central Iron and Coal Company. This photograph was published with an article about the sale of the town, which was purchased by Hulsey 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." (The following caption accompanied the image: "Top, right, William H. Hulsey, of Birmingham (the one in the light overcoat) is the man who finally bought it for $103,000. The sale must be confirmed by the Federal Court before he can take possession.") 1941-02-041940-1949Fitzpatrick, JimmyBirmingham NewsC1-04149Hulsey, William H.; Auctions; Business & industry; Tuscaloosa (Ala.); 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/146877 |
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William Hulsey in the audience at an auction held to sell the town of Holt, Alabama, at the Tuscaloosa County courthouse. |
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William Hulsey in the audience at an auction held to sell the town of Holt, Alabama, at the Tuscaloosa County courthouse. |
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