Collection of Georgia images, 1749-1948
Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Unknown
- Date:
- 1749-1948
- Extent:
- 2.7 Linear Feet 2 oversized boxes, 3 oversized folders
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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Collection of Georgia images, ms2869, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection consists of printed images of Georgia, the South, the United States, and Africa. Included are pages from various newspapers and magazines, including "Harper's Weekly," "Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper," "Illustrated London News," "Gleason's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion," and "Collier's Weekly." There are also maps of Georgia. Many of the items concern the Civil War, such as a picture of Andersonville prison camp and maps of Sherman's campaign in Georgia.
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Sherman's March to the Sea.
Slavery -- Southern States.
African Americans -- Photographs
Images (object genre)
Maps (documents)
Prints (visual works)
Illustrations (layout features)
Photographs. - Places:
- Georgia -- Maps.
Andersonville National Historic Site (Ga.) -- Pictorial works.
Georgia -- Pictorial works.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Pictorial works.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Maps.
Access and use restrictions
- Preferred citation:
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Collection of Georgia images, ms2869, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.