A history of Sheffield,
then and now
Postcards, papers and photographs of Sheffield from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Sheffield is the site of historic Helen Keller Hospital, formerly known as Colbert County Hospital, originally constructed in 1921. It was changed to Helen Keller Hospital in 1979, and Keller's birthplace Ivy Green is located less than one mile southwest of the hospital in adjacent Tuscumbia.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowFinish Sheffield’s story
Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old view1940 Census Enumeration District …, 1880: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Sheffield
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Sheffield, decade by decade
1920s
1990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as 1940 Census Enumeration District Maps - Alabama - Colbert County - Sheffield - ED 17-27, ED 17-28, ED 17-29, ED 17-30, … (1880) and it appears here side by side.
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From Wikimedia Commons (5) and the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.