| Summary: | Color print view of the State Capitol of Alabama located in Montgomery, AL. Large multi-story white building with dome on roof. Cupola with clock over front entrance. White columns and covered portico over front entrance. Trees obscuring front of building. Divided back postcard. Printed on front: 'The State Capitol of Alabama, Montgomery, Alabama M-100, 16023' Printed on back: 'The central portion of the building was built in 1850, the South Wing in 1907, and the North Wing in 1911. In this building the Confederate Government was organized in 1861. Montgomery was the Capital until 1862 when it was moved to Richmond, Virginia. The S. D. Winn Cigar Co., Montgomery, Ala. A "Colourpicture" Publication, Cambridge, Mass., U. S. A., Chauncey Sparks, Governor of Alabama.'Signature of Governor of Alabama Chauncey Sparks 1943 on back of postcard.
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