Benjamin F. Roden
Engraving of Benjamin F. Roden who was a businessman in Birmingham, Alabama. He was the founder of the Avondale Land Company; was with the Avondale Mills for years; one of the founders of the Birmingham Gas and Electric Light Company and the Birmingham Chain Works; was president of the Central Coal...
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Birmingham photographs Roden, Benjamin F., 1844-1908--Portraits; Businessmen--Alabama--Birmingham; Avondale Land Company; Birmingham Gas and Electric Light Company; Birmingham Chain Works; Central Coal Company; Birmingham Insurance Company; Birmingham National Bank; Alabama National Bank; B. F. Roden Grocery Company Engravings |
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Engraving of Benjamin F. Roden who was a businessman in Birmingham, Alabama. He was the founder of the Avondale Land Company; was with the Avondale Mills for years; one of the founders of the Birmingham Gas and Electric Light Company and the Birmingham Chain Works; was president of the Central Coal Company and of the Birmingham Insurance Company; and a director of the Birmingham National and the Alabama National Bank. The B. F. Roden Grocery Company, founded by him as a retail store, developed into a great wholesale concern, of which he was president at the time of his death. He also constructed the first street car system in Birmingham and operated it for a number of years. |
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Benjamin F. RodenLewis PublishingRoden, Benjamin F., 1844-1908--Portraits; Businessmen--Alabama--Birmingham; Avondale Land Company; Birmingham Gas and Electric Light Company; Birmingham Chain Works; Central Coal Company; Birmingham Insurance Company; Birmingham National Bank; Alabama National Bank; B. F. Roden Grocery CompanyEngravingsEngraving of Benjamin F. Roden who was a businessman in Birmingham, Alabama. He was the founder of the Avondale Land Company; was with the Avondale Mills for years; one of the founders of the Birmingham Gas and Electric Light Company and the Birmingham Chain Works; was president of the Central Coal Company and of the Birmingham Insurance Company; and a director of the Birmingham National and the Alabama National Bank. The B. F. Roden Grocery Company, founded by him as a retail store, developed into a great wholesale concern, of which he was president at the time of his death. He also constructed the first street car system in Birmingham and operated it for a number of years.Lewis Publishing Co.Chicago1920engravingF334.B653 A23 1920 p.143Southern History and Literature DepartmentThis material may be protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research.Birmingham Public Library (Alabama)Enghttp://server16044.contentdm.oclc.org/u?/p4017coll6,261 |
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