Creation Date

1936

Decade

1930

Photographer

Walker Evans

Subject

Jacksonville State University -- History, Jacksonville State Teachers College -- History, General stores, Post office buildings

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Description

The old general store and post office located in Sprott, Alabama served the community for over 100 years, from 1881 to 1993. The post office shared the building with L.B. Sprott General Merchandise. This photo was included in a published documentary titled, "Let Us Now Praise Famous Men." (circa 1935-1936)

Date Digitized

January 2021

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 negative is housed at JSU McClellan Technical Information Center, Binder 1, Sleeve 4AB.

Identifier

http://jsucollections.jsu.edu:9000/rpc/cat/Imaging/photocollection/psn/psn1930/PSN1930retailstores_0013.tif

Technical Metadata

Archival images are tiffs scanned from the original material at 2000 dpi. The file name is PSN1930retailstores_0013.tif; file size is 79 KB. Original image is 1 by 1.5 on celluloid diacetate/triacetate film stock

Keywords

Jacksonville State University -- History, Jacksonville State Teachers College -- History, General stores, Post office buildings

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