While browsing the Alabama State Archives, I have frequently run across some really interesting old photographs of Alabamians with absolutely no information about them. I always thought it was a shame that some family tried to save the photo for posterity by giving it to the Archives, but it is sad that we do not know the names.
Since we have so many readers around the world, I decided to publish a few of the really old ones on the website from time to time and perhaps someone will be able to identify the people in them or at least we can all enjoy looking at them. They provide an interesting glimpse of Alabama’s past.
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TinType of Group of four white adults and one African American boy File Q957
ca. 1890
The back of the image is labeled “Shepard, A. F. Fort Payne 1890.” Tintype is 3 x 5 inches
The back of the image is labeled “Shepard, A. F. Fort Payne 1890.” Tintype is 3 x 5 inches Q959
Family on the porch of a house in Sand Mountain, a community in Bibb County, Alabama Q9547 (Duke and Weeks family) ca. 1890
Eight young African American women outside a school building in Bibb County, Alabama ca. 1915 Q8723
Group standing on the porch of the Blocton Post Office in Bibb County, Alabama ca. 1890 Q9461 (Duke and Weeks family)
Group of children and adolescents inside the old Baptist church in Randolph, Alabama ca. 1900 Q9451 (Duke and Weeks family collection)
Students standing in front of a one-room schoolhouse in Randolph, Alabama ca. 1900 Q9457 (Duke and Weeks family collection)
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I believe the third picture’s location is wrong. It says it was taken in Sand Mountain, which is located in Jackson & Deklab Co. in NE Alabama. The first 2 say Ft. Payne. Which puts the first 3 pictures from the same area.
Sad, it only takes a minute to put the year and place on the back of the picture.
It’s sad , my Great Aunt donated my Great Grandfather’s confederate uniform in 1960 for the upcoming centennial, lost now forever .
Well is it not the responsibility of the archives to ascertain the facts when they accept the donation? Seems to me that that is part of their job.