A collection of six promotional pamphlets and progress reports issued by various agencies associated with Bessemer City, Alabama, or its industries, shortly after its incorporation in late 1887, as described individually below.
Bessemer City, Alabama, and New York: 1889-1890. The collection: (1) "The Facts of Bessemer, Alabama, Some Information Concerning the City of Bessemer: The Section in which It Is Located, the Natural Resources of That Section, Its Climate Conditions, Its Transportation Facilities, the Opportunities for Capital and Industry." Bessemer, AL: Bessemer..... More