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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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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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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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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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Rapid Transit Car

Date: 1915
Description: A group of men and a boy pose near the rapid transit car labeled, "Aileen" and "Hotel." Caption reads: "Rapid Transit Car, Washington, GA."
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Two Horses Pulling a Trolley Car

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Description: A trolley pulled by two horses through downtown Covington, Georgia, with the Newton County Court House in the background.
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Garden Scene

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Description: View of a garden with the columned entrance to a mansion in the background. The garden includes azalea bushes, yucca plants, palm trees and a cannon.
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Union Street

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Description: A view of Union Street, which is a wide thoroughfare with a grass median. On the left side of the median is both a car and truck. On the right side a figur...

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