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Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Bradens

Date: 04 30 1961
Description: Pictured left to right are James Dombrowski, Carl and Anne Braden, Frank Wilkinson, Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta King at a reception in Atlanta, Geo...
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Franklin D. Roosevelt

Date: 1940
Description: Franklin D. Roosevelt making a speech.
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Underground Newspaper Cover: The Great Speckled Bird

Date: 01 08 1973
Description: Cover of "The Great Speckled Bird," an underground newspaper, featuring an illustration of a Frosted Flakes cereal box, pouring out atomic bombs on a Vietn...
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Union Membership Drive

Date: 1952
Description: United Packinghouse Workers of America members at the Armour plant in Atlanta check membership cards in an effort to bring 100 percent membership into loca...
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Pickets in Uniform

Date: 05 1948
Description: The message of United Packinghouse Workers of American picketers gained force when members who were veterans wore their uniforms. One picket sign reads "We...
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Atlanta Stewards Training

Date: 1947
Description: A stewards' training class conducted by local 108 of the United Packinghouse Workers of America.
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Labor Action at White Provisions

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Description: Two representatives of the Georgia CIO, C.H. Gillman and Loren Nelleo, visiting with strikers at the Swift company's White Provisions plant. The strikers w...
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Dirt Road Surrounded by Trees

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Description: A view looking down a dirt road, surrounded by large trees and smaller palm trees.
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Lovers' Oak

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Description: A view of Lovers' Oak, covered in hanging moss and surrounded by a fence.
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Entrance to Fort McPhearson

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Description: A horse and carriage at the entrance to Fort McPhearson with stone posts and a gazebo.
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Old Stone Bank Building

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Description: A man standing in front of the old stone bank building of Cooper Iron Works. Caption reads: "Old Bank Building of Cooper Iron Works, Destroyed by Sherman's...
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Cars Parked along Main Street

Date: 1910
Description: View of several cars parked along Main Street. Business signs read: "Hollingsworth's Drugs," "Harter Motor Company," "American Cafe" and "Coca-Cola."
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Street Scene

Date: 1910
Description: Street scene showing a horse-drawn bus and pedestrians on a street. Signs read: "Music Hall, 1885" "Adair Brothers" and "E.H. Mobley Millinery."
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First Street

Date: 1900
Description: View across street toward commercial buildings. Signs read: "Post Office" "First National Bank" and "J.E. Toole's."
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View Down Depot Street

Date: 1910
Description: A view down Depot Street. Business signs read: "Watkins Drug Co." and "We serve Odom's Ice Cream made in Macon sold everywhere."
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Bessie Tift College

Date: 1925
Description: Cars parked in the circular drive on the campus grounds at Bessie Tift College. The tree dotted lawn extends in all directions.
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Southern Poets' Monument

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Description: Small monument to southern poets surrounded by benches in a median park on Greene Street. Trees line the street and large stone buildings are in the backgr...
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Monroe County Court House

Date: 1920
Description: A view of the front and side of the courthouse.
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Pepperell Manufacturing Company

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Description: Elevated view of Pepperell Manufacturing Company, manufacturers of sheets, including company town and surrounding countryside. Caption reads: "Bird's-Eye V...
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The First National Bank

Date: 1900
Description: View across street toward the First National Bank of Arlington, with other buildings and businesses on both sides.

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