Creation Date

1890

Decade

1890

Photographer

unknown

Subject

Jacksonville State University -- History, State Normal School (Jacksonville Ala.) -- History, State Normal School (Jacksonville Ala.) -- Buildings, Hotels -- Alabama, Dormitories, Boardinghouses

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Description

The Jacksonville Mining and Manufacturing Company constructed the Alleghany Hotel and 100-horse stable near the town square. The hotel also went by the name the Iron Queen Hotel. The hotel was rented as a dormitory for the first boarding students at the State Normal School. In the early 1900s the name of the building changed to Hotel Pelman. In 1917 it was destroyed by a fire. (circa 1890)

Date Digitized

August 2017

Rights

This image is the property of Jacksonville State University and is intended for non-commercial use. Images may be copied for research, teaching, personal, or any fair use as defined by U.S. copyright law. Images may not be altered in any way. Users of these images are asked to acknowledge Jacksonville State University. For questions or further information about usage rights, please contact the Library’s Electronic Resources Department at (256) 782-8195.

Location

The original printed photograph is housed in the Houston Cole Library Alabama Gallery, Box 1, Item 18.

Identifier

http://jsucollections.jsu.edu:9000/rpc/cat/Imaging/photocollection/psp/psp1890/PSP1890schoolbuildings_00018.tif

Technical Metadata

Archival images are tiffs scanned from the original material at 575 dpi. The file name is PSP1890schoolbuildings_00018.tif; file size is 11.2 MB. Original image is 5 by 7 on glossy photographic paper

Keywords

Jacksonville State University -- History, State Normal School (Jacksonville Ala.) -- History, State Normal School (Jacksonville Ala.) -- Buildings, Hotels -- Alabama, Dormitories, Boardinghouses

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