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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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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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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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Baldwin Hotel

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Description: View across intersection toward the Baldwin Hotel and surrounding shops. Pedestrians are on the sidewalk and in the street. A post office is on the corner...
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Martha Berry School

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Description: The birthplace of the Martha Berry School for girls, founded by Martha McChesney Berry (10/7/1865 – 2/27/1942). The school for girls would eventually evolv...
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High School Building

Date: 1920
Description: View of an unidentified high school building.
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Hotel Martinque

Date: 1920
Description: A view of the Hotel Martinque. Cars are parked on the street near the hotel, which is a three-story brick building with balconies.
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Street of Newly Built Homes

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Description: View of a street with largely identical newly built houses in a company town of Pepperell Manufacturing Company. The street and yards are dirt, and trees h...
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Large Boarding House

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Description: A view of a large two-story boarding house in a company town of Pepperell Manufacturing Company. There are several large trees in front of the building, wh...
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Lindale Recreation Hall

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Description: A group of men sit on the porch of the recreation hall. Lindale was a company town of Pepperell Manufacturing Company. View of the large recreation hall fa...
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Men's Recreation Room

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Description: View of men's recreation room in the community recreation hall. Room features pool tables, tables and chairs and a fireplace. Sign reads: "Men's Social Roo...
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Greenwood

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Description: "Greenwood," a residence built in the Greek Revival style in 1835-40 by Tom Jones, was originally the center of a cotton plantation.
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Telfair Academy Kitchen

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Description: View of the old kitchen at the Telfair Academy. Room features a fireplace with cooking and other kitchen tools, a mantle with tableware and other small dec...
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Kichen Interior with Fireplace

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Description: A woman is sitting by a fireplace churning butter, and seen through a window behind her is a man standing by a fence outdoors. Surrounding the fireplace ar...

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