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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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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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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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Greene Street

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Description: A residence on Greene Street that would become the location of a YWCA residence house in the following years, and later, St. Stephen's Ministry.
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Bessie Tift College

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Description: Promotional postcard showing the walkway to a building at Bessie Tift College, founded in 1849. Caption reads: "Bessie Tift College."
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Upshaw Hall at Bessie Tift College

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Description: View of the porch of Upshaw Hall built in 1904, at Bessie Tift College. Flowers line the porch where brick columns support the upper story. Caption reads:...
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Tift Hall at Bessie Tift College

Date: 1920
Description: View from the porch of Upshaw Hall toward Tift Hall, completed in 1904. The buildings were erected on the campus of Bessie Tift College, founded in 1849.
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Gardens of Bessie Tift College

Date: 1920
Description: View from the porch of Upshaw Hall toward the lawns and gardens of the campus of Bessie Tift College, founded in 1849. Tift Hall stands on the left, and Po...
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Tift Hall at Bessie Tift College

Date: 1920
Description: View from the porch of Upshaw Hall toward Tift Hall on the campus of Bessie Tift College, founded in 1849.
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Main Buildings of Bessie Tift College

Date: 1925
Description: View across campus toward the main buildings of Bessie Tift College, founded in 1849. On the left, Ponder Hall stands, erected in 1883. Addie Upshaw Hall ...
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Ponder Hall at Bessie Tift College

Date: 1925
Description: View from the porch of Tift Hall toward Ponder Hall, which opened in 1883. The building was erected on the campus of Bessie Tift College, founded in 1849.
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Tift Hall at Bessie Tift College

Date: 1925
Description: View of Tift Hall at Bessie Tift College, founded in 1849. Trees are on the lawn in front of the hall, and a set of stairs lead to the porch.
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Addie Upshaw Hall at Bessie Tift College

Date: 1920
Description: Exterior of Addie Upshaw Hall, completed in 1904. The building was erected on the campus of Bessie Tift College, founded in 1849. On the far left, a set o...
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Alsie Imor Chambers Hall at Bessie Tift College

Date: 1925
Description: Exterior view of Alsie Imor Chambers Hall at Bessie Tift College, founded in 1849. The Gothic house stands in a wooded area, featuring a set of stairs lead...
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Self Help Hall at Bessie Tift College

Date: 1925
Description: Exterior of the Self Help Hall at Bessie Tift College, founded in 1849. The small house features four columns supporting a roof above a porch.

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