Photographs
General Collection

The general photograph collection is an artificial collection created by the Archives Department to house photographs acquired individually rather than as part of a larger body of material. New images are added to the collection as they become available.

This collection contains photographic prints and negatives. The images relate primarily to the Birmingham area and to a lesser extent Alabama, and include streetscapes, buildings, and events. The images date from the 1870s to the 1990s with the bulk of the collection dating from the 1890s to the 1950s.

Index available in the Archives Department.

Alabama -- Photographs.
Birmingham (Ala.) -- Photographs.
Commercial photography -- Alabama -- Birmingham.
Photographs.

Collection Number: 1556

Size: 4,980 images

Restrictions: Standard preservation and copyright restrictions.

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