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: Avondale (Birmingham, Ala.)
Avondale School in 1890
photograph
b&w photograph of the exterior of Avondale Elementary School shortly after it was built in 1890.
Photographs, General Collection (source)
Birmingham Public Library (Alabama) (publisher)
c1892
Subjects
Avondale (Birmingham, Ala.)
Avondale School (Birmingham, Ala.)
Schools--Alabama--Birmingham
Neighborhoods--Alabama--Birmingham
Avondale School 1960 Section 23
photograph
b&w photograph of Avondale's Eighth Grade Class, Section 23
LMC Private Collection (source)
Birmingham, Ala. (publisher)
1960
Subjects
Avondale School (Birmingham, Ala.)
Avondale (Birmingham, Ala.)
Schools--Alabama--Birmingham
Avondale School 1960 Section 22
photograph
b&w photograph of Avondale's Eighth Grade Class, Section 22
LMC Private Collection (source)
Birmingham, Ala. (publisher)
1960
Subjects
Avondale School (Birmingham, Ala.)
Avondale (Birmingham, Ala.)
Schools--Alabama--Birmingham
Streetcar at 1st Avenue North and 9th Street
photograph
Black and white photograph of a horse-drawn streetcar filled with children. The streetcar is labeled with the number 15 and the word Avondale.
Archives Department Collection 1556 (Photographs, General) (source)
Birmingham, Alabama (publisher)
1887
Subjects
Street-railroads--Alabama--Birmingham
Avondale (Birmingham, Ala.)
Horse-drawn rail cars--Alabama--Birmingham
41st Street South, in Avondale, with depot
photograph
Black and white photograph of Forty-first (Spring) Street in Avondale looking south from First Avenue North from the railroad tracks; Avondale, Alabama train station Is on the left; Avondale Park is i
Archives Department Collection 1556 (Photographs, General) (source)
Birmingham News (publisher)
c1920
Subjects
Avondale (Birmingham, Ala.)
Neighborhoods--Alabama--Birmingham
Business districts Alabama Avondale
Streets--Alabama--Birmingham
41st Street South, in Avondale, with service station and drug store
photograph
Black and white photograph of Forty-first (Spring) Street in Avondale looking south on Spring Street from First Avenue, North; Avondale Park is in the distance. D.R. Murray Drug Store; F.R. Wall and S
Archives Department Collection 1556 (Photographs, General) (source)
Birmingham News (publisher)
c1920
Subjects
Avondale (Birmingham, Ala.)
Neighborhoods--Alabama--Birmingham
Business districts Alabama Avondale
Streets--Alabama--Birmingham
Avondale Methodist Church 50 years old
newspaper clipping
Black and white photographs of the church.
Newspaper Vertical File Collection (source)
Birmingham News (publisher)
1937-09-12
Subjects
Avondale (Birmingham, Ala.)
South Avondale Methodist Episcopal Church, South (Birmingham, Ala.)--History--Photographs
Neighborhoods--Alabama--Birmingham
Avondale Methodist Church (Birmingham, Ala.)
75th Anniversary celebration set
newspaper clipping
Includes black and white photograph.
Newspaper Vertical File Collection (source)
Birmingham Post Herald (publisher)
1965-10-02
Subjects
Avondale (Birmingham, Ala.)
Avondale Presbyterian Church (Birmingham, Ala.)--History
Neighborhoods--Alabama--Birmingham
Presbyterian Church
Good Posture All the Time
photograph
Black and white photograph with six students sitting in desks practicing writing and good posture.
Birmingham Board of Education Collection, Archives Department (source)
Birmingham View (publisher)
Birmingham View Company (creator)
c1933
Subjects
Avondale (Birmingham, Ala.)
Avondale School (Birmingham, Ala.)
Schools--Alabama--Birmingham
Classrooms Alabama Birmingham 1930-1940
Avondale Methodist Church will observe its fiftieth anniversary
newspaper clipping
Newspaper Vertical File Collection (source)
Birmingham News (publisher)
1937-09-13
Subjects
Avondale (Birmingham, Ala.)
South Avondale Methodist Episcopal Church, South (Birmingham, Ala.)--History
Neighborhoods--Alabama--Birmingham
Avondale Methodist Church
Avondale area residents may be forced out
newspaper clipping
Newspaper Vertical File Collection (source)
Birmingham News (publisher)
1979-04-18
Subjects
Avondale (Birmingham, Ala.)
Avondale (Birmingham, Ala.)--History
Neighborhoods--Alabama--Birmingham
Avondale Village
Funeral arranged for lodge leader
newspaper clipping
Newspaper Vertical File Collection (source)
Birmingham News (publisher)
1941-01-29
Subjects
Avondale (Birmingham, Ala.)
Jones, Stephen A.
Neighborhoods--Alabama--Birmingham
Civic Association honors veteran Avondale leader
newspaper clipping
Newspaper Vertical File Collection (source)
Birmingham Post (publisher)
Subjects
Avondale (Birmingham, Ala.)
Frey, Samuel G--Photographs.
Neighborhoods--Alabama--Birmingham
South Avondale Civic Association, Avondale Building & Loan Association
Avondale Library history
typescript
Newspaper Vertical File Collection (source)
Birmingham Public Library (publisher)
1948?
Subjects
Avondale (Birmingham, Ala.)
Neighborhoods--Alabama--Birmingham
Avondale Library (Ala.)--History
Birmingham Public Library (Ala.)--History
Avondale Church links past and present
newspaper clipping
Black and white photograph of the church.
Newspaper Vertical File Collection (source)
Birmingham News (publisher)
1937-04-10
Subjects
Avondale (Birmingham, Ala.)
Avondale (Birmingham, Ala.)--History
Avondale Presbyterian Church (Birmingham, Ala.)--History
Avondale Presbyterian Church (Birmingham, Ala.)--Photographs
Neighborhoods--Alabama--Birmingham
Avondale urban renewal under way
newspaper clipping
Newspaper Vertical File Collection (source)
Birmingham, Ala. (publisher)
Subjects
Avondale (Birmingham, Ala.)
Avondale (Birmingham, Ala.)--History
Neighborhoods--Alabama--Birmingham
urban renewal
Early days at Avondale recalled
newspaper clipping
Newspaper Vertical File Collection (source)
Birmingham News (publisher)
Robert W. Kincey (creator)
1960-07-06
Subjects
Avondale (Birmingham, Ala.)
Avondale (Birmingham, Ala.)--History
Avondale Park (Birmingham, Ala.)
Neighborhoods--Alabama--Birmingham
Miss Fancy (Elephant)
Memory time in Avondale
newspaper clipping
Newspaper Vertical File Collection (source)
Birmingham News (Birmingham, Ala.) (publisher)
Walling Keith (creator)
1960-11-09
Subjects
Avondale (Birmingham, Ala.)
Avondale Park (Birmingham, Ala.)
Miss Fancy (Elephant)
Avondale (Birmingham, Ala.)--History
Neighborhoods--Alabama--Birmingham
Avondale graveyard now splintered mess
newspaper clipping
Black and white photograph of a headstone.
Newspaper Vertical File Collection (source)
Birmingham, Ala. (publisher)
1976-08-02
Subjects
Avondale (Birmingham, Ala.)
Cemeteries--Alabama--Birmingham
Neighborhoods--Alabama--Birmingham
Avondale Mills Employee Cemetery
Avondale School
Typescript
Newspaper Vertical File Collection (source)
Birmingham Public Library (publisher)
Subjects
Avondale (Birmingham, Ala.)
Avondale School (Birmingham, Ala.)--History
Neighborhoods--Alabama--Birmingham
Avondale School gets new dress of greenery
newspaper clipping
Includes photograph
Newspaper Vertical File Collection (source)
Birmingham Public Library (Alabama) (publisher)
Subjects
Avondale School (Birmingham, Ala.)
Avondale (Birmingham, Ala.)
Avondale (Birmingham, Ala.)--History
Neighborhoods--Alabama--Birmingham
Avondale Croquet Club
photograph
Black and white photograph of the Avondale Croquet Club team members.
Archives Department Collection 1556 (Photographs, General) (source)
Birmingham, Alabama (publisher)
1893
Subjects
Avondale Croquet Club (Birmingham, Ala.)
Croquet
Neighborhoods--Alabama--Birmingham
Avondale (Birmingham, Ala.)
Picnic at Avondale Park
photograph
Black and white photograph of family members and servants standing behind picnic supplies.
Digital Collection (source)
Birmingham, Ala. (publisher)
Subjects
Avondale Park (Birmingham, Ala.)
Parks--Alabama--Birmingham
Avondale (Birmingham, Ala.)
Neighborhoods--Alabama--Birmingham
Frickhoffer family
Mudwilder family
Munn, Bertha
Avondale entrance to the spring in Avondale Park
photograph
Black and white photograph of the entrance to the Avondale Park's spring. The entrance is blocked by a metal fence.
Archives Department, Collection #1556, Photographs -- General Collection (source)
Birmingham, Ala. (publisher)
n.d.
Subjects
Avondale Park (Birmingham, Ala.)
Parks--Alabama--Birmingham
Avondale (Birmingham, Ala.)
Neighborhoods--Alabama--Birmingham
Picnic in Avondale Park
photograph
Black and white photograph of 25 men and women sitting around a cloth on the ground having a picnic.
Archives Department Collection 1556 (Photographs, General) (source)
Birmingham, Ala. (publisher)
Birmingham View Company (creator)
1908
Subjects
Avondale Park (Birmingham, Ala.)
Parks--Alabama--Birmingham
Avondale (Birmingham, Ala.)
Neighborhoods--Alabama--Birmingham
Avondale Mills building
photograph
b&w aerial photograph taken from south of the building at 1st Avenue, North and 39th Street
Alvin Hudson Collection (source)
Birmingham, Ala. (publisher)
c1935
Subjects
Avondale Mills
Textile industry--Alabama--Birmingham
Business enterprises--Alabama--Birmingham
Avondale (Birmingham, Ala.)
Avondale Park's Pavilion
photograph
b&w photograph of the exterior of Avondale Park's Pavilion
Photographs, General Collection (source)
The Birmingham News (publisher)
The Birmingham News (creator)
c1931
Subjects
Avondale (Birmingham, Ala.)
Parks--Alabama--Birmingham
Avondale Park (Birmingham, Ala.)
Avondale Grammar School
photograph
Black and white photograph of the exterior of Avondale Grammar School
Archives Department, Collection #1556; Photographs, General Collection (source)
Birmingham Public Library (Alabama) (publisher)
c1900
Subjects
Avondale (Birmingham, Ala.)
Avondale School (Birmingham, Ala.)
Schools--Alabama--Birmingham
Neighborhoods--Alabama--Birmingham
First Avondale streetcar
photograph
b&w photograph of a streetcar with Avondale Park printed on the front and Fountain Heights printed on the side.
Photographs, General Collection (source)
Birmingham Public Library (Alabama) (publisher)
1892
Subjects
Avondale (Birmingham, Ala.)
Street-railroads--Alabama--Birmingham
Neighborhoods--Alabama--Birmingham
Street car
Avondale Presbyterian Church
photograph
Copy of an original b&w photograph of the Avondale Presbyterian Church made sometime in the early 1890's. According to an article published in the Birmingham News on April 10, 1937, this sanctuary was
Basil Manley, Jr. Papers (source)
Birmingham Public Library (Alabama) (publisher)
ca. 1890
Subjects
Avondale (Birmingham, Ala.)
Avondale Presbyterian Church (Birmingham, Ala.)
Presbyterian Church buildings--Alabama--Birmingham
Churches
Avondale Methodist Church
photograph
b&w photograph of the church exterior with insert of a man's portrait.The construction work was completed in 1888 and dedicated that same year by Bishop Keener. Reverend W. T. Andrews, pastor.
Photographs, General Collection (source)
Birmingham Public Library (Alabama) (publisher)
1904
Subjects
Avondale (Birmingham, Ala.)
Avondale Methodist Church (Birmingham, Ala.)
Methodist Church buildings--Alabama--Birmingham
Churches
Avondale Methodist Church
photograph
b&w photograph of the front of the Avondale Methodist Church sanctuary and educational buildings located at 40th Street, South.
Archives Department Collection 1556 (Photographs, General) (source)
Birmingham News (publisher)
Subjects
Avondale Methodist Church (Birmingham, Ala.)
Methodist Church buildings--Alabama--Birmingham
Avondale (Birmingham, Ala.)
Neighborhoods--Alabama--Birmingham
Avondale students with dolls and furniture
photograph
b&w photograph of eight students displaying the doll furniture they made.
Birmingham Board of Education Collection, Archives Department (source)
Birmingham Board of Education (publisher)
Birmingham Board of Education (Ala.) (creator)
c1933
Subjects
Avondale (Birmingham, Ala.)
Avondale School (Birmingham, Ala.)
Schools--Alabama--Birmingham
Doll furniture
Classrooms Alabama Birmingham 1930-1940
Rev. Esco to take over Avondale
newspaper clipping
Newspaper Vertical File Collection (source)
Birmingham News (publisher)
1959-02-07
Subjects
Avondale (Birmingham, Ala.)
Avondale Presbyterian Church (Birmingham, Ala.)--History
Neighborhoods--Alabama--Birmingham
Esco, Hugh R.
New Avondale pastor
newspaper clipping
Includes black and white photograph.
Newspaper Vertical File Collection (source)
Birmingham News (publisher)
1947-05-24
Subjects
Avondale (Birmingham, Ala.)
Avondale Presbyterian Church (Birmingham, Ala.)--History
Neighborhoods--Alabama--Birmingham
Presbyterian Church--Clergy
Ingle, Fred W.
Diamond jubilee celebration planned at Avondale church
newspaper clipping
Includes black and white photographs.
Newspaper Vertical File Collection (source)
Birmingham News (publisher)
1965-09-26
Subjects
Avondale (Birmingham, Ala.)
Avondale Presbyterian Church (Birmingham, Ala.)--History
Neighborhoods--Alabama--Birmingham
Presbyterian Church
South Avondale Presbyterian to begin work on new building
newspaper clipping
Includes black and white drawing.
Newspaper Vertical File Collection (source)
Birmingham Post Herald (publisher)
1956-05-26
Subjects
Avondale (Birmingham, Ala.)
Avondale Presbyterian Church (Birmingham, Ala.)--History
Neighborhoods--Alabama--Birmingham
Presbyterian Church
Avondale Church buys site for new building
newspaper clipping
Newspaper Vertical File Collection (source)
Birmingham Post Herald (publisher)
1955-08-20
Subjects
Avondale (Birmingham, Ala.)
Avondale Presbyterian Church (Birmingham, Ala.)--History
Neighborhoods--Alabama--Birmingham
Presbyterian Church
Avondale to install new pastor
newspaper clipping
Newspaper Vertical File Collection (source)
Birmingham Post Herald (publisher)
1962-10-20
Subjects
Avondale (Birmingham, Ala.)
Avondale Presbyterian Church (Birmingham, Ala.)--History
Neighborhoods--Alabama--Birmingham
Presbyterian Church--Clergy
Dunagan, Ben D.
Avondale Church has new pastor
newspaper clipping
Newspaper Vertical File Collection (source)
Birmingham Post Herald (publisher)
1958-11-12
Subjects
Avondale (Birmingham, Ala.)
Avondale Presbyterian Church (Birmingham, Ala.)--History
Neighborhoods--Alabama--Birmingham
Presbyterian Church--Clergy
Esco, Hugh R.
Avondale pastor moves into manse
newspaper clipping
Includes black and white photograph.
Newspaper Vertical File Collection (source)
East End News (publisher)
1949-08-19
Subjects
Avondale (Birmingham, Ala.)
Avondale Presbyterian Church (Birmingham, Ala.)--History
Neighborhoods--Alabama--Birmingham
Clergy--Housing
Avondale Park
Newspaper clipping
Newspaper vertical file collection (source)
Birmingham, Ala. (publisher)
Subjects
Avondale (Birmingham, Ala.)
Neighborhoods--Alabama--Birmingham
Avondale Park (Birmingham, Ala.)
Parks--Alabama--Birmingham
Avondale's first mayor
photograph
b&w photograph of Thomas Hearn Steele (seated in center), Mayor of the city of Avondale Alabama with a police officer and fireman and two other gentlemen.
Photographs, General Collection (source)
Birmingham Public Library (Alabama) (publisher)
Subjects
Steele, Thomas Hearn
Mayors--Alabama--Avondale
Avondale (Birmingham, Ala.)
Neighborhoods--Alabama--Birmingham
Rev. H. R. Esco begins pastorate
newspaper clipping
Includes black and white photograph.
Newspaper Vertical File Collection (source)
Birmingham News (publisher)
1958-11-22
Subjects
Avondale (Birmingham, Ala.)
Avondale Presbyterian Church (Birmingham, Ala.)--History
Neighborhoods--Alabama--Birmingham
Esco, Hugh R.
Presbyterian Church--Clergy
Presbyterians dedicate chapel to former pastor
newspaper clipping
Includes black and white photograph.
Newspaper Vertical File Collection (source)
Birmingham News (publisher)
1958-10-26
Subjects
Avondale (Birmingham, Ala.)
Avondale Presbyterian Church (Birmingham, Ala.)--History
Neighborhoods--Alabama--Birmingham
Presbyterian Church
Church to dedicate memorial organ
newspaper clipping
Newspaper Vertical File Collection (source)
Birmingham Age Herald (publisher)
1968-06-01
Subjects
Avondale (Birmingham, Ala.)
Avondale Presbyterian Church (Birmingham, Ala.)--History
Neighborhoods--Alabama--Birmingham
Presbyterians dedicate new furiture tomorrow
newspaper clipping
Includes black and white photograph.
Newspaper Vertical File Collection (source)
Birmingham Post Herald (publisher)
1952-05-03
Subjects
Avondale (Birmingham, Ala.)
Avondale Presbyterian Church (Birmingham, Ala.)--History
Neighborhoods--Alabama--Birmingham
Presbyterian Church
School Playground dedicated
newspaper clipping
Newspaper Vertical File Collection (source)
Birmingham News (publisher)
1963-05-03
Subjects
Avondale (Birmingham, Ala.)
Avondale School (Birmingham, Ala.)--History
Neighborhoods--Alabama--Birmingham
Lin-Forest Civic Club, Birmingham, Ala.
Organ will be dedicated in memory of Mrs. Huber
newspaper clipping
Newspaper Vertical File Collection (source)
Birmingham News (publisher)
1968-06-01
Subjects
Avondale (Birmingham, Ala.)
Avondale Presbyterian Church (Birmingham, Ala.)--History
Neighborhoods--Alabama--Birmingham
Huber, Jennie Elizabeth
Water provided for mill village
newspaper clipping
Newspaper Vertical File Collection (source)
Birmingham News (publisher)
1974-04-11
Subjects
Avondale (Birmingham, Ala.)
Avondale Mills
Birmingham Water Works (Ala.)
Neighborhoods--Alabama--Birmingham
Avondale Village Avondale Mills (Birmingham, Ala.)
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