Creation Date
1939
Decade
1930
Subject
Jacksonville State University -- History, Jacksonville State Teachers College -- History, Jacksonville State Teachers College -- Buildings, Dormitories
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Description
Built in 1939, Abercrombie Hall, first apartment dormitory, was named for John W. Abercrombie. Abercrombie served on the state board of education for a number of years and later became president of the University of Alabama. Abercrombie Hall was the first light-housekeeping facility provided for students. The apartment dormitory had suites of two bedrooms with a kitchen between them. Shown is the front exterior view of the building. (circa 1939)
Date Digitized
August 2017
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Location
The original printed photograph is housed in the Houston Cole Library Alabama Gallery, Box 2, Item 331.
Identifier
http://jsucollections.jsu.edu:9000/rpc/cat/Imaging/photocollection/psp/psp1930/PSP1930abercrombiehall_00331.tif
Technical Metadata
Archival images are tiffs scanned from the original material at 300 dpi. The file name is PSP1930abercrombiehall_00331.tif; file size is 20.4 MB. Original image is 8 by 10 on glossy photographic paper
Keywords
Jacksonville State University -- History, Jacksonville State Teachers College -- History, Jacksonville State Teachers College -- Buildings, Dormitories