Home Seekers and Capitalists Guide to Alabama w/ map 1904

Description: Home Seekers and Capitalists Guide to Alabama…Get you a Home in Alabama. Author: Department of Agriculture and Industries. Title: Home Seekers and Capitalists Guide to Alabama…Get you a Home in Alabama. Description: Montgomery, Alabama: Brown Printing Co.; Rand McNally and Co., 1904. Folding 12mo brochure (7.25” x 4”). 21 panels, color map on entire verso, 25.25” x 18.75”. CONDITION: Good, several short separations along old folds. A promotional brochure with a map serving as a guide to Alabama for prospective home-seekers in the early twentieth century. Picturing a “Typical Alabama Home” on the front panel, this pamphlet hails the state as one of the foremost in the Union in natural resources and thrift, inviting home seekers and capitalists alike to settle there. The text covers such subjects as agriculture, minerals, timber, the climate, manufacturing, fruit, stock raising, transportation, cotton, homes for sale, the last crop yield, public schools, cities and towns, and more. Pictured are the State Capital, Governor William Jelks, Lieutenant and Acting Governor of Alabama, Russell Cunningham, Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, R. R. Poole, and scenes of Alabama life such as the Alabama River and African American sharecroppers working in a cotton field. Also included is an index to Alabama’s chief cities and their populations. The map, published by Rand McNally and Co., shows the entirety of Alabama, with portions of Mississippi and Georgia lying to the west and east, and the Gulf of Mexico to the south. The principal cities and their populations are listed along the left side of map; an inset map in the lower-right corner shows Birmingham and its environs. Item #7525 Seller ID: 7525 Subject: Broadsides & Ephemera, MapsTerms and Conditions All of the items we offer are guaranteed to be as described. We do not sell facsimiles or reproductions, and strive to be as accurate as possible in dating the items offered. Please see our other listings for a fine selection of books, prints, photographs, paper, and art! Our Policies Buyer is responsible for all shipping charges, including insurance, if desired. We ship through the United States Postal Service and UPS. While all items are professionally and securely packaged, we recommend insurance, as we cannot accept responsibility for lost or damaged items. Payment must be received within two weeks of commitment to purchase, or the item will be relisted. We prefer Paypal, but will consider other payment options. For International Buyers We adhere to all customs regulations and state the purchase price as the value for all items on customs forms, as required by law. All import duties, taxes, fees and charges are the responsibility of the buyer, and are not included in the purchase price.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.

Price: 450 USD

Location: Bath, Maine

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