"Confederate Monument, Montgomery, Ala."
"The Confederate Monument on the north side of Alabama's historic Capitol was erected in 1889 in memory of the Confederate dead. Jefferson Davis, First President of the Confederacy who took his oath of office on the portico of the State Capitol of Montgomery laid the cornerstone at ceremon...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Online Access: | http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/34768 |
| Summary: | "The Confederate Monument on the north side of Alabama's historic Capitol was erected in 1889 in memory of the Confederate dead. Jefferson Davis, First President of the Confederacy who took his oath of office on the portico of the State Capitol of Montgomery laid the cornerstone at ceremonies held April 26, 1889." The postmark date on the back of the postcard is August 5, 1953. |
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