David Lewis Earnest photographic collection, circa 1900-1950s

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Summary

Creator:
Earnest, David Lewis, -1956
Date:
circa 1900-1950s
Extent:
2 Linear Feet (5 document boxes)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

David Lewis Earnest photographic collection, MS 1590. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of period views (191 photographs and 331 slides) of locations around Athens and northeast Georgia, including structures no longer in existence as well as those still standing. Represented are university buildings, residential homes, and religious and business facilities. A considerable number of photographs of nature, particularly water and falls, are included as well as several photographs of individuals and groups, both white and African-American. A small number of photographs depict Tennessee and Washington D.C. locations.

Biographical / historical:

Dr. David Lewis Earnest was a professor at the State Normal School for thirty-five years and at the University of Georgia for nine years. Dr. Earnest was one of the first bicycle riders in Athens as well as being one of the few who practiced photography as a hobby in the early 1900s. He had a darkroom at the State Normal School as well as one at home. Dr. Earnest's pictures are located in the University of Georgia Libraries Special Collections, the Photography Archives of the Art Department, and many are still in private hands. Dr. Earnest delighted in his hobby and always gave copies to the subjects he photographed.

Arrangement:

Arranged into 2 main series, Series 1. Photographs and Series 2. Slides. Both series are further divided into several subseries by the image contents, subject or location. Each image is listed individually, with each photograph in its own folder, while slides are numbered items 1 through 331 and are subdivided into 16 slide pages in folders.

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Preferred citation:

David Lewis Earnest photographic collection, MS 1590. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.