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Hargrett family photographs
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Hargrett family |
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Dates: |
1880-1840 |
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The collection consists of three photographs from the Hargrett family. One photograph features the Wesley Thomas Hargrett
home in Tifton, Georgia. The other two photographs feature the father and mother of brothers David Medford and Felix Hargrett.
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ms3524 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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Wesley Thomas Hargrett collection
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Hargrett, Wesley Thomas, 1861-1945 |
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Dates: |
1880-1919 |
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The collection consists of the papers of Wesley Thomas Hargrett from 1889-1919. The materials pertain to business operations
of various Georgia railway companies and includes contracts, correspondence, sketches, and printed materials. Topics covered
include proposals to extend and connect the Gulf Line Railway Company (Ga.) and the Hawkinsville and Western Railway Company
(Ga.) lines; agreements for right of ways between Tifton, Georgia and the Georgia Southern and Florida Railroad Company; and
business activities of the Brunswick and Western Railroad Company (Ga.); Central of Georgia Railway; Savannah, Florida, and
Western Railway; and the Tifton & North Western Railroad Company. Additional materials include articles of incorporation,
financial accounts, and a list of stockholders for the Tifton (Ga.) Educational Fund; photographs of Tifton, Georgia; railway
passes issued to Wesley T. Hargrett (1909-1918); and railroad pamphlets.
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ms29 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Tift family papers
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Tift, Henry Harding, 1841-1922 |
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Dates: |
1750-2015 |
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This collection contains correspondence, business and land records, photographs, family history, and printed material. Some
highlights include American Revolution militia recruitment orders, Colonial land records from Connecticut, and photographs
of early Tifton, Georgia.
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Identifier: |
ms4074 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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Lewis Wickes Hine photographs
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Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1874-1940 |
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Dates: |
1909-1913 |
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The collection consists of photographs by Lewis W. Hine from 1909-1913 depicting child laborers in Georgia. The photographs
show mill children at their work or grouped before the mills. A few of the photographs show the impoverished areas surrounding
the mills where the children lived with their families. The collection includes photographs from the following Georgia mill
sites: Augusta, Columbus, LaFayette, Lindale, Macon, Rome, Rossville, Tifton, and Valdosta.
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Identifier: |
ms989 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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