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Loading Naval Stores

Date: 1910
Description: View of a dock, as naval stores are being loaded on a ship. Workers are on board the ship and on the dock, surrounded by cargo. Caption reads: "Loading Nav...
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Women and Spinning Wheels

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Description: View of four women on a lawn wearing dresses and bonnets, posing with wool and flax spinning wheels.
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Georgia Peach Orchard and Packing House

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Description: Elevated view of a peach orchard and packing house. The roof of a building is in the foreground. Railroad tracks on the left run through the orchard, and a...
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25 Foot Tall White Pearl Corn

Date: 1909
Description: View of a man standing on a ladder, using an axe on a stalk of white pearl corn which is claimed to be 25 feet tall, somewhere in Georgia. A field is in th...
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Picking Cotton

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Description: A group of agricultural workers picking cotton in a field.
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"Rattlesnake" Watermelons

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Description: A view of a horse-drawn wagon carrying three huge "Rattlesnake" watermelons. Each watermelon has a weight: 300 pounds, 285 pounds, and 260 pounds. The whee...
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Giant Pumpkin

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Description: A view of a man standing next to an oxen-drawn wagon carrying a giant pumpkin. Text on the photograph reads: "Just The Right Size For One Pumpkin Pie." Cap...
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Meeting of the Board of Governors

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Description: View across room toward a group of men sitting around a desk for a meeting. Caption reads: "Meeting of Board of Governors, Tifton Chamber of Commerce, Tift...
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Mill Pond Plantation

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Description: A view of the old mill at the Mill Pond Plantation, with a man standing on a stool with a full bag over his shoulder and a horse and wagon in front of the ...
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A Boom Scene of Timbers On a River

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Description: View across water toward men standing and working on logs in the middle of the river. Booms help to collect the logs that are shipped down river from the f...
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A Boom Scene with Timbers

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Description: Elevated view of two men standing on log booms which cover much of the river's surface. In the background are trees and a bridge.
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Old Stone Furnace

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Description: Built by Jacob Stroup in the 1830's, the old stone furnace was used by Cooper Iron Works for making iron. A group of people are posing in front. Caption re...
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Composite of Cotton Gin and Farmers

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Description: A composite of two images pertaining to cotton. The image on the top left is of a cotton gin and the lower right is an image of farmers with horse-drawn ca...
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Naval Storage

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Description: The naval stores docks piled high with barrels. Men can be seen rolling the barrels and buildings are in the background. Caption reads: "Naval Storage Dock...
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Valdosta Fire Department

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Description: A portrait of the firemen, standing in front of the engine. The engine is seen from the side, and eight men, in uniform pose, five in front of the engine, ...
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Public Square on Market Day

Date: 1910
Description: A large number of men with horse-drawn carts gathering in a public square for Market Day. Caption reads: "Scene on Public Square, Gainesville, GA."
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Composite Views of a Georgia Ferry and a Chain Gang

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Description: Two views, one of a ferry and the other of a chain gang. The ferry operator poses with a man in his carriage on the ferry, with trees in the background. Th...
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Home Economics Class at Martha Berry Girls' School

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Description: View from across a room of a home economics class at Martha Berry Girls' School, established in 1909. Women gather around an area enclosed by tables and ob...
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Martha Berry Girls' School

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Description: Students and staff pose for a group portrait in front of a wooden chapel. A well stands to their left. Caption reads: "The Chapel, Martha Berry School for ...
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Avenue of Oaks

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Description: A man and woman ride horses down a trail surrounded by trees on the "Avenue of Oaks."

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