| Summary: | Color photographic view of the Pickens County Courthouse located in Carrollton, AL. The story is told of a ghostly image appearing in one of the courthouse windows. This being the face of Henry Wells, lynched by a white mob soon after he was arrested for suspicion of burglary and arson in 1878. Divided back postcard.Printed on front: 'Face in the Window, Carrollton, Ala.' Printed on back: ' "I'm here to tell yo, dat pictur in de windo' is sho nuff do spitten image of ol'Henry Wells whut done burnt de Cote House." This is part of the introduction of the Legend of the Ghost in the Garret pamphlet put out by the City of Carrollton, Ala. Thousands swear to the story that they have seen the face of Henry Wells in the window on the North side of the Courthouse! Seeing is believing - come see for yourself. (While in Carrollton, visit the Phoenix Hotel, where Confederate Gen. Nathan B. Forrest stayed in 1863.) C - 18578, Alabama Post Card Co., 111 Livingston Ct., Bessemer, Ala.'
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