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Sheffield, Alabama. Reynolds Metal Company. Workmen who are employed in one of the pot rooms.
These are two photographs of workers employed at Reynolds Metal Company in Sheffield, taken by photographer Jack Delano.
Sheffield, Alabama. Reynolds Metal Company. Workman in reduction plant. The white powder on his face is alumina
This is a photograph of a worker at the reduction plant at Reynolds Metal Company in Sheffield, taken by photographer Jack Delano.
Sheffield, Alabama. Renolds Metal Company. Pouring liquid aluminum into pig molds from a ladle at the dast house
This is a photograph of workers at Reynolds Metal Company in Sheffield, photographed by Jack Delano.
Photograph of Joe Duster
This is a photograph of Joe Louis Duster, the first African American firefighter in the city of Florence, Alabama.
"New Drug Store"
This is a newspaper clipping about Dr. Archie Jones (ca.1865-aft. 1930), who opened a doctor's office in Florence in 1900. Jones was one of nine black druggists, physicians, or dentists in Florence between 1890 and 1940.
Calhoun and Goin
This is a newspaper ad for Calhoun and Goin Barber Shop from 1871.
"Our Colored Farmers"
This is a newspaper article about a conference for African American farmers in the Shoals area. The conference was held at Burrell Normal School and featured instruction on progressive farming practices.
"Negro 4-H Fat Stock Show is Shown Success"
This is a newspaper article about Lauderdale County's "Negro 4-H Club.
Dr. G. W. Coffee
This is an article about Dr. G.W. Coffee, a doctor in Florence, from 1906. Florence historian Lee Freeman notes: "Dr. Coffee was a son, one of several children of Washington and Sally Coffee of Lauderdale (Washington Coffee was a former slave of…
Rush Patton's Livery Stable
This is a collection of newspaper clippings relating to Rush Patton's livery stables. Florence historian Lee Freeman notes: "Rush Patton, Sr. (ca. 1837-1907) was a mulatto free person of color before the Civil War whose 1880 census enumeration gave…
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