Creation Date

1927

Decade

1920

Photographer

Lance Johnson Studio

Subject

Jacksonville State University -- History, State Normal School (Jacksonville Ala.) -- History, State Normal School (Jacksonville Ala.) -- Buildings

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Description

In 1927 Forney Hall, dormitory for men, was built at Jacksonville State Normal School. Forney Hall was named in honor of SNS President Jacob Forney and his sister, Mary C. Forney, a teacher for 40 years at the college. The building had 76 rooms with several small apartments. It later became an apartment building. Behind it stood the water tower. (circa 1927)

Date Digitized

8-15-2017

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 digitalcommons@jsu.edu.

Location

The original printed photograph is housed in the Houston Cole Library Alabama Gallery, Box 2, Item 265.

Identifier

http://jsucollections.jsu.edu:9000/rpc/cat/Imaging/photocollection/psp/psp1920/PSP1920forneyhall_00265.tif

Technical Metadata

Archival images are tiffs scanned from the original material at 300 dpi. The file name is PSP1920forneyhall_00265.tif; file size is 20.8 MB. Original image is 8 by 10 on glossy photographic paper

Keywords

Jacksonville State University -- History, State Normal School (Jacksonville Ala.) -- History, State Normal School (Jacksonville Ala.) -- Buildings

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