Captain William Mark Hames, President of the State Normal School board of directors, 1883-1901 2

Creation Date

1870

Decade

1870

Photographer

unknown

Subject

Jacksonville State University -- History, State Normal School (Jacksonville Ala.) -- History, State Normal School (Jacksonville Ala.) -- Board of directors

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Description

Captain William Mark Hames was president of the board of directors of the State Normal School for the first 18 years, 1883-1901. A lawyer, he was Captain of Company A, Second Alabama Regiment, in the War Between the States (1861-1865). Hames was also Worshipful Master in Hiram Lodge No. 42 F. & A.M., Jacksonville, Alabama. The State Normal School building, remodeled and enlarged in 1908, was named in his honor, Hames Hall. (circa 1870s)

Date Digitized

October 2025

Names of Persons Pictured

William M. Hames, Wm. M. Hames [sic], William Mark Hames [sic], William Hames [sic]

Source

JSU Photographic Services Negative Project

Is Part Of

Historical Image Collection

Rights

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Location

The original negative is housed at JSU McClellan Technical Information Center, Binder 1, Sleeve 1F.

Identifier

http://jsucollections.jsu.edu:9000/rpc/cat/Imaging/photocollection/psn/psn1870/PSN1870boardpresidents_0006.tif