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International R-110 Delivery Truck

Date: 01 1953
Description: R-110 delivery truck owned by Simpson Trucking Company, Atlanta, Georgia.
Poster

One Man, One Vote

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Description: Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee poster of an African American man in a straw hat and overalls seated in front of a weathered building. Text in th...
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Young Boy on Horse

Date: 04 29 1935
Description: A young boy sits on a horse in front of a house. Original caption reads: "Son of E.D. Champion, Albany Georgia. We worked one whole day on Mr. Champion's f...
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International Trucks Crossing Bridge

Date: 12 08 1936
Description: Three International trucks cross a bridge while a fisherman looks on. There is a large wooden building in the background with first and second floor porche...
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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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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...
Print

South End and Sink

Date: 1863
Description: "South End and Sink" woodcut of Andersonville Prison from the "Report of the Andersonville Monument Commission." About 1863-1865.
Print

Near North Gate--Awaiting Entrance of More Prisoners

Date: 1863
Description: Woodcut of Andersonville Prison from the "Report of the Andersonville Monument Commission." About 1863-1865.
Print

At The Spring

Date: 1863
Description: "At the Spring," a woodcut illustration from McElroy's "Andersonville: Story of Southern Prisons."
Print

Andersonville Prison

Date: 1864
Description: "Andersonville Prison, Camp Sumter, Ga., as it appeared August 1st 1864 when it contained 35,000 prisoners of war."
Photograph

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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Willson Boarding House

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Description: View of the Willson boarding house. Sign reads: "Mrs. Willson Rooms Beautyrest Beds Private Baths free Garage Meals Heat."
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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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Winding Residential Street

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Description: A view of winding residential street lined with homes. Several cars are parked in the distance, and pedestrians are on the street. Taken in a company town ...
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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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