Ed Friend Visual Materials

Descriptive Summary
Title: Ed Friend Visual Materials
Creator: Friend, Edwin Hugo (Ed), Sr.
Inclusive Dates: 1912-1991
Language(s): English
Extent: 24 box(es) (13 linear feet and 682 megabytes), including 3351 photographs, 3948 negatives, 1502 slides
Collection Number: RBRL064EF
Repository: Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies
Abstract: This photograph collection contains black and white photographic prints, negatives, slides, and 16-mm film. There are numerous photographs related to Friend's service in the South Pacific during World War II, nature and wildlife in Georgia, Georgia politicians and his travels around the United States and the world. Of special interest is a film Friend shot in 1958 of the a two day seminar held at the Highlander Folk School in Monteagle, Tennessee, which was attended by Martin Luther King, Jr, Rosa Parks and others. The collection also contains personal files with images and articles about his life.

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Collection Description

Biographical Note

Edwin Hugo Friend, Sr. was born on October 1, 1912 in Fincastle, Virginia. He graduated from Tech High School in Atlanta, Georgia, and later attended Georgia State College. In the early 1940s, Friend served with the Army Air Corps 342nd Bomber Squadron. While in service, he discovered his photographic skills and applied them toward the war effort. Upon his return to the states, Friend worked for the Georgia State Game and Fish Commission as a conservation officer. During his travels in this position, he developed a fascination for wildlife photography. Friend also became very involved in Georgia politics. During the administrations of Governors Marvin Griffin, Herman Talmadge, Ernest Vandiver and Carl Sanders, he served as their official photographer. As a result of an automobile accident in 1962, he retired from his state job. Later in retirement, he traveled extensively and proudly proclaimed that he had visited every country in the world. He died on September 6, 1991.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of photographs and other visual materials largely from 1943 to 1990. Various mediums include photographs, negatives, slides, and film. Included are images of the South Pacific during World War II, Georgia wildlife and nature, various Georgia political leaders, and travels around the world, as well as a few photographs that Friend collected from the World War I period. There are also personal files, which include photographs of Ed Friend, articles about his life, and recorded memoirs.

Organization and Arrangement

Arrangement of this collection is by type. There are six series: I. Photographs, II. Slides, III. Films, IV. Print Information, V. Personal, and VI. Additions.

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Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Access

Series V. Personal contains digital files. To access these files, please request the folders you would like through the finding aid using your research account. An archivist will be in contact with you to explain how to access the files. Please note that not all file formats are currently supported by the library for research use.

To access the audiovisual content of this collection, click the following link: https://bmac.libs.uga.edu/index.php/Detail/collections/3809

Preferred Citation

Ed Friend Visual Materials Collection, Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia, 30602-1641.

Processing Notes

All films have been transferred to videotapes, 1/2" and 3/4" (master).

User Restrictions

Library acts as "fair use" reproduction agent.

Copyright Information

Before material from collections at the Richard B. Russell Library may be quoted in print, or otherwise reproduced, in whole or in part, in any publication, permission must be obtained from (1) the owner of the physical property, and (2) the holder of the copyright. It is the particular responsibility of the researcher to obtain both sets of permissions. Persons wishing to quote from materials in the Russell Library collection should consult the Director. Reproduction of any item must contain a complete citation to the original.

Finding Aid Publication

Finding Aid prepared by Pam Hackbart-Dean, Sheila McAlister, Anna Harris, & Jessica Wylie, 2000.

Series VI. Additions created. Extents and Arrangement Note updated., 2023-12-12.

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Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

Related Collections in Other Repositories

Georgia Government Documentation Project, Series B: Public figures oral history collection, James A. Mackay oral history interview, March 18, 1986. Special Collection Department, William Russell Pullen Library, Georgia State University Lane Brothers Photograph Collection, Georgia State University

Charles M. Rafshoon photograph collection. Special Collections Department, Robert W. Woodruff Library, Emory University

Marvin Griffin Papers, Bainbridge College Library, Bainbridge, Georgia

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

Series I. Photographs
17 box(es)
(8.25 linear feet), including 3351 prints, 3948 negatives
		Ed Friend became interested in photography while serving in the South Pacific during World War II. He continued his creative pursuits while working for the Georgia State Game and Fish Commission, photographing nature and wildlife. Many of his photographs were published in state publications and even the Atlanta Journal. There are color and black and white prints, as well as corresponding 4"x5", 8"x10" and 35 mm negatives to many of these prints. Many have been individually sleeved in a polyester envelope.
	A. World War II , 1943-1945 ( 1 box(es) ) ( (.25 linear feet) )
	Friend served with the Army Air Corps 342nd Bomber Squadron in the South Pacific. While in service, he became interested in photography and shot many of the locations where he was stationed. Of interest are numerous photographs of the natives of New Guinea, of the destruction of the various areas after the fighting had ceased, and of the men and women who were serving.
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1	1		Memphis, Tennessee - Special Services 4th Ferrying Group
1	2		Ed Friend in uniform, circa 1943
1	3		Monrovia, Liberia, (airstrip), 1943
1	4		Lt. Muller, Smith, Poole, McCann, Rowan, RAS, Cross City, Florida, 194[?] May
1	5		Morocco, Africa, 1943
1	6		Pakistan, 1943
1	7		Australia, 1943
1	8		Nata, Brazil, 1944
1	9		New Guinea, 1944
1	10		New Guinea, 1945
1	11		Douglas MacArthur's Headquarters, Hollandia, New Guinea, 1944
1	12		Aerial views of Shangri La, New Guinea, 1944
1	13		Pelelieu, 1944
1	14		Damaged ship, South Pacific, 1944
1	15		Philippines, 1944
	B. Georgia Images ( 5 box(es) ) ( (2.25 linear feet) )
	This consists of photographs that Friend created when he worked for the Georgia State Game and Fish Commission and the Office of the Governor. The images include numerous wildlife scenes, nature, hunting, prisons, and everyday life in Georgia. Famous individuals include Will Rogers, Edgar Bergman and Ralph McGill. There is a panoramic view shot of soldiers taken sometime during World War I.
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2	1		World War I-France, stenographic photographs
2	2		Crash site of the airship Shenandoah (USS Navy), Lakehurst, NJ, 1925 September 2
2	3		B-18 Airplane (Augusta, GA), 1941
2	4		Airplane
2	5		Airplane
2	6		Jet
2	7		Jets
2	8		Airplane
2	9		Air Force-Georgia (Transport)-Herman Talmadge and group, circa 1950
2	10		C-97 transport plane, Dobbins Air Force Base, 1962
2	11		Aerial View of desert
2	12		Army base-Guantanamo, Cuba
2	13		Port Au Prince, Haiti, 1955
2	14		Port Au Prince, Haiti, 1958
2	15		Ramey Air Force Base, Puerto Rico, 1962
2	16		Inside Army Transport Plane with passengers, circa 1960
2	17		Decompression chamber, circa 1960
2	18		Parachute and bi-plane
2	19		View of malfunctioning Dutch depth charges, Col. Kuhn pilot, 1965
2	20		Air Force pilots performing flight check, circa 1960
2	21		Boeing C-97 Cargo Plane, Dobbins Air Force Base, circa 1960
2	22		Boeing C-97 Cargo Plane, Dobbins Air Force Base, circa 1960
2	23		Dobbins Air Force Base Morning Review, circa 1973
2	24		Travis Field, Savannah, GA, Practice fire fighting, circa 1960
2	25		National Guard Camp, Ft. Stewart, circa 1972
2	26		TBud Davey, passenger, over North Atlantic, 1963 April
2	27		US Air Force, E. M. and Ed Friend
2	28		Friend and Barber (USAF and Army) in woods, circa 1970
2	29		Ed Friend, Major William Quinn, Col. William Jackson and Pvt. Donald Kirk, 1959 December 11
2	30		Ed Friend shaking hands with cadet
2	31		Governor Jimmy Carter, E. Vince Moyer and Griffin at Army ceremony, circa 1971
2	32		USAF colonel and man toss coin, circa 1957
2	33		Military meeting including Governor Marvin Griffin, Friend, and others, circa 1953
2	34		Sondrestrom Air Base, 1963
2	35		Alligator
2	36		Archery
2	37		Aerial view of Atlanta, circa 1949
2	38		Candler Field, Atlanta (Ed Friend in bi-plane), 1939 July 7
2	39		Atlanta Airport, 1963
2	40		Atlanta Division, University of Georgia
2	41		Memorial Drive and Capitol Ave, SE [Initial construction: of Georgia Department of History and Archives], 1961
2	42		Automobiles, 1929
2	43		Bears
2	44		Beaver
2	45		Birds
2	46		Birds
2	47		Birds
2	48		Bluebirds to Hawks
2	49		Birds-Ibis
2	50		Waterbirds
2	51		Boats
2	52		Bottles
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3	1		Camping
3	2		Cemetery
3	3		Chameleon
3	4		Chicken fights
3	5		Chipmunks
3	6		Church
3	7		University of Georgia College Experiment Station Poultry Disease Research Center
3	8		Clock
3	9		Club and Conservationists
3	10		Coons [Raccoons]
3	11		Courthouse
3	12		Cows
3	13		Creek in the Wilderness, circa 1948
3	14		Dahlonega Gold Mining, 1962
3	15		Dam
3	16		Deer
3	17		Digging a ditch
3	18		Dinners
3	19		Divers (water)
3	20		Dogs
3	21		Dolphin (dead)
3	22		Doves
3	23		Education [African-American]
3	24		Family
3	25		Family
3	26		Family
3	27		816 Myrtle St., 1920
3	28		Family Reunion, Red Oak, GA, 1946
3	29		Family
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4	1		Farming
4	2		Fishing
4	3		Little boy with fishing pole on beach, circa 1946
4	4		Fishing
4	5		Fishing--Bass
4	6		Fishing--Trout
4	7		Flowers
4	8		Forestry
4	9		Stephen Collins Foster State Park, circa 1960
4	10		Fort Lawton Embankment, Jenkins County, Georgia
4	11		Fort Pulaski, Georgia
4	12		4-H Club, Dahlonega, 1934
4	13		Fox--Read and Gray
4	14		Ed Friend teaching photography to forestry group, Jekyll Island
4	15		Ed Friend with camera
4	16		Ed Friend (portrait)
4	17		Geese
4	18		Lem Griffs, Fargo, Georgia
4	19		Grist Mill
4	20		Guns
4	21		Hawk
4	22		Helicopter
4	23		Horses
4	24		Kennestone Hospital
4	25		Hunting
4	26		Hunting--Ralph McGill and Edgar Bergon
4	27		Hunting--Duck hunting in Texas, Governor Marvin Griffin, 1955
4	28		Hunting--Group with Herman Talmadge, circa 1950
4	29		Icebergs
4	30		Indians [Native Americans]
4	31		Island
4	32		Jekyll Island, Georgia
4	33		Jesus Christ (a drawing)
4	34		Lighthouse
4	35		Lumber
4	36		Marsh Hen
4	37		Mill
4	38		Mountains
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5	1		20 Mule Team--Borax
5	2		Midway, Georgia, 1950
5	3		New York City, New York
5	4		Ocean
5	5		Okefenokee Swamp
5	6		Opossums
5	7		Owls
5	8		Parachute
5	9		Big Spring Park, Georgia
5	10		Andersonville Prison Park
5	11		Brady Bymim, Phoenix City, Alabama-- Columbus Enquirer
5	12		Pig
5	13		Plowing in North Florida, 1948
5	14		Pool--Swimming
5	15		Portraits
5	16		Postcards
5	17		Pot making, Cleveland, Georgia, 1946
5	18		Poverty [African-American]
5	19		Prior Street Mission--Gordon Price (A baptism), 1948
5	20		Prison--Reidsville, 1950
5	21		Prison--Buford and Reidsville, 1950
5	22		Quail/Hunting dogs
5	23		Rabbit
5	24		Reynolds, Georgia, 1939
5	25		Rio Bravo (ship), Brownsville, Texas
5	26		Roberts, Chip
5	27		Rogers, Will
5	28		J. J. Ruth--Traveling in car from York, PA to California, 1947
5	29		Scenery
5	30		Sealife
5	31		Shrimping
5	32		Skunk
5	33		Snakes
5	34		Snakes
5	35		Snow and Ice
5	36		Squirrels
5	37		Stone Mountain, Georgia
5	38		Swamp
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6	1		Train bridge
6	2		Townsville Express, 1944
6	3		Turtles (Jekyll Island), 1947
6	4		Veterinarian Hugh Basham, Quitman, Georgia
6	5		Voluntary Hazing
6	6		Warthog
6	7		Wildcat, 1948
6	8		Wildlife
6	9		Hepzibah, Georgia, 1939
6	10		Wiley Spivy, Douglas, Georgia, 1947
6	11		Mrs. Ezzy Anderson, Monroe, Georgia, 1947 July 4
6	12		W. J. Crowe
6	13		Fort Sumter, South Carolina
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8			Negatives
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9			Negatives
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9.2			World War I [poor condition]
	C. Georgia Politicians ( 2 box(es) ) ( (1 linear foot) )
	These are images that Friend created while serving under the Griffin, Talmadge and Vandiver administrations. Various politicians photographed include Roy V. Harris, Garland Byrd, M. E. Thompson and William Hartsfield. Celebrities included are Ed Sullivan, Susan Hayward and General George Marshall. Many of Friends photographs are included in the papers of Herman Talmadge, Richard B. Russell and Ernest Vandiver.
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10	1		Ivan Allen Headquarters
10	2		Ed Friend and Iris Blitch
10	3		Garland Byrd-the Way Laws are Made, 1959
10	4		Garland Byrd swearing-in (Marvin Griffin, George Smith II, :Ernest and Betty Vandiver), 1960
10	5		Garland Byrd with a child and adult
10	6		Sprayberry, Garland Byrd, Ed Friend, circa 1958
10	7		Howard Callaway and Fletcher Thompson
10	8		Howard Callaway at his campaign headquarters, 1966
10	9		Jimmy and Roselyn Carter, circa 1970
10	10		Ed Sullivan and Gene Cook, 1952
10	11		Charlie Elliot and members of Game & Fish Commission, 1948
10	12		Blank budget and checks signed by Charlie Elliot
10	13		Charlie Elliot's house, 1946
10	14		Carl Sanders and Peter Zack Geer
10	15		Marvin Griffin in a meeting with army personnel
10	16		Reporter with Marvin Griffin
10	17		Marvin Griffin receives certificate from Georgia State College of Business Administration
10	18		Richard B. Russell, Marvin Griffin, Herman Talmadge
10	19		Lt. Governor Ernest Vandiver and Marvin Griffin, speaking to General Assembly
10	20		Marvin Griffin and Susan Hayward
10	21		Fred Hand
10	22		William Hartsfield, Charlie Brown (Senate) and Mugsy Smith (Rep.)
10	23		William Hartsfield with a man
10	24		William Hartsfield, Marvin Griffin and Herman Talmadge
10	25		William Hartsfield being "thrown out" of the General Assembly, 1947
10	26		William Hartsfield and Iris Blitch
10	27		Roy V. Harris at podium
10	28		Roy V. Harris under a portrait of Herman Talmadge
10	29		Roy V. Harris, Greene and two men, 1949
10	30		Roy V. Harris on phone
10	31		Peyton Hawes, Lt. Governor's race
10	32		Paul Jones, Smith and a wrestler
10	33		Lester Maddox and Ed Friend
10	34		Southeastern Regional Education Board-Chappelle Matthews
10	35		Eleanor Roosevelt
10	36		Carl Sanders
10	37		Eugene Talmadge
10	38		Miss Mitt and Herman Talmadge
10	39		Sleeping legislators during the Two-Governor controversy, 10:30 am, 1947 March 20
10	40		Herman Talmadge receiving a pen set
10	41		Herman Talmadge swearing in various individuals
10	42		Herman and Betty Talmadge, election night, 1948
10	43		Mrs. Carlton Mobley, Mrs. Jas. R. Harris, Mrs. Chas Duncan and Larry Mellout on radio WGBE
10	44		Herman Talmadge receiving governor license plate, 1947
10	45		Eugene and Herman Talmadge
10	46		Herman Talmadge campaigning, 1948
10	47		Herman Talmadge with various groups
10	48		Richard B. Russell, William Hartsfield, Jim Peters, Herman Talmadge, [?], Walter George
10	49		Herman Talmadge signing bill [Fred Hand, Marvin Griffin], 1949
10	50		Miss Mitt, Herman and Betty Talmadge with group outside home in McRae, Georgia, 1950
10	51		Jackson Day Governor Party [Betty Talmadge], 1949
10	52		Lovejoy, GA-Herman Talmadge home, 1947
10	53		Miss Mitt with [?]
10	54		?, Herman Talmadge, Charlie Brown, and J. D. More, circa 1974
10	55		Ed Rivers, Herman and Betty Talmadge, McRae, GA, 1950
10	56		Betty Talmadge on plane blowing out birthday candles (Ed Friend)
10	57		Ernest Vandiver, Herman Talmadge and Brig. General Floyd Stewart, 1952
10	58		Herman Talmadge with boy and Ernest Vandiver, circa 1952
10	59		George Smith II, Herman Talmadge, Garland Byrd and Richard Russell in Georgia General Assembly
10	60		Earl Cocke Day [Herman Talmadge, Earl Cocke, General George Marshal], 1951
10	61		Judge Luke Arnold with Herman Talmadge, 1950
10	62		Peter Zack Geer, J. L. Brannister, Betty and Herman Talmadge- various Talmadge parties over the years
10	63		Herman Talmadge at Oglethorpe University dedication, 1973
10	64		Herman Talmadge with group by USAF plane
10	65		Herman Talmadge at governor's desk
10	66		Herman and Betty Talmadge at dinners
10	67		Herman Talmadge walking by Carl Sanders as he leaves the floor of the Georgia General Assembly
10	68		Iris Blitch and Miss Mit Talmadge
10	69		Herman Talmadge at a dinner function
10	70		Marvin Griffin, [?], Herman Talmadge and Jim Gillis
10	71		Herman Talmadge with Marvin Griffin and others
10	72		Col. Dominy (Georgia State Patrol) and Herman Talmadge
10	73		State Auditor Ed Thrasher and Herman Talmadge
10	74		George Stewart and Herman Talmadge
10	75		Herman Talmadge trying on a Stetson hat with Jim Gillis
10	76		Betty, Herman Talmadge on stage
10	77		Herman Talmadge receiving his Governor's license plate, 1947.
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11	1		[?], M. E. Thompson, ?, Ed River, state democratic convention
11	2		Ed Friend, Charles Elliot and M. E. Thompson
11	3		M. E. Thompson signing bills
11	4		M. E. Thompson addressing Georgia General Assembly
11	5		Ed Thasher, State Auditor, 1950
11	6		[?], John Davis, Marvin Griffin, Iris Blitch, Paul Brown, Miss Mitt Talmadge, Ernest Vandiver
11	7		Ernest Vandiver, Mary Elizabeth and Marvin Griffin
11	8		"B" Brooks and Vandiver, Pardon and Parole Board swearing-in, 1960
11	9		Vandiver feeding a deer in the governor's office
11	10		Vandiver swearing-in individuals
11	11		Vandiver, Jack Minter (Department of Commerce), 1960
11	12		George Smith II, Betty Byrd, Ernest Vandiver, Garland Byrd,State Capitol
11	13		Vandiver family-Ernest, Betty and children
11	14		Vandiver at governor's desk talking on phone
11	15		Hunting party with Vandiver
11	16		Vandiver swearing-in Peter Zack Geer
11	17		Roy V. Harris speaking, Ernest Vandiver, Herman, Betty and Miss Mitt Talmadge
11	18		Vandiver giving speech, 1960
11	19		Vandiver seated behind governor's desk
11	20		Lady Bird Johnson, Betty and Ernest Vandiver, 1960
11	21		Swearing-in of Governor Vandiver, Lester Maddox, Betty Vandiver, 1960
11	22		Ernest Vandiver, Mary Elizabeth and Marvin Griffin, Marvin Moate (Speaker of the House), 1957
11	23		Joe Lewis and Vandiver
11	24		George Smith II, Vandiver, Garland Byrd, Herman and Betty Talmadge
11	25		Vandiver at the governor's mansion, 1959
11	26		Betty and Ernest Vandiver speaking to a group
11	27		Richard B. Russell, Herman Talmadge and Vandiver
11	28		Vandiver addresses State Democratic Convention, Macon, GA, 1958
11	29		Ed Friend and Vandiver
11	30		Marvin Moate and Vandiver
11	31		Garland Byrd and Vandiver
11	32		George Smith II, Herman Talmadge, Garland Byrd, Vandiver and Richard B. Russell, 1960
11	33		Ed Friend, Ernest and Betty Vandiver
11	34		Marvin Griffin, John Davis, Carl Vinson, and Vandiver at dinner
11	35		Betty Byrd, Ernest Vandiver shaking hands with Garland Byrd, Betty Vandiver
11	36		Betty Vandiver
11	37		Garland Byrd, Governor and Betty Vandiver, Major General George Hearn, address general assembly
11	38		Betty and Ernest Vandiver
11	39		"Gone With the Wind" party, Vandiver and David Selznick
11	40		Palmer Weber (CIO-PAC), Ferman, Raburn, T. W. Johnson
11	41		Red Williams, Recreation Department
11	42		Ed Friend and T. W. Worrill, 1953
11	43		Election-ballot boxes
11	44		"Worker bees" on election night
11	45		Ed Friend eating lunch with a group
11	46		Florida's Governor's Mansion, 1949
11	47		Governor's Conference, Sea Island [Folson, Alabama], 1954
11	48		Political dinners
11	49		Political miscellaneous
11	50		Opening of trolley at Stone Mountain
11	51		Prime Minister, Salisbury, Rhodesia, 1977
	D. Oversized Photographs ( 1 box(es) ) ( (1 linear foot), 21 images )
	Reprints of images from the first three sub-series. They are 8x14" black and white prints, possibly used for exhibition purposes.
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12	1		Fishing
12	2		Bird-Flamingo
12	3		Wildcat in snow
12	4		Fox
12	5		Alligator
12	6		Owl
12	7		Opossum with babies
12	8		Birds in nest
12	9		Quail on fence
12	10		Squirrels
12	11		Sky view of Atlanta
12	12-15		Air National Guard fire drill practice
12	16		Rio Bravo out on open sea
12	17		10329 Airplane
12	18		Hollandia, New Guinea, on a canoe
12	19		New Guinea, Friend with local tribe, 1944
12	20		New Guinea, Friend with local tribe, 1944
12	21		Ed Friend and Ernest Vandiver
	E. Trips Around the World ( 3 box(es) ) ( (1.5 linear feet) )
	Color and black and white photographs of the many trips Friend went on during his life. There are many photographs related to his numerous trips to Rhodesia, South Africa, the Caribbean, Alaska and Arizona. His vacation slides correspond to the prints. After his retirement, Friend travel exclusively and proudly proclaimed that he had visited every country in the world. Arrangement is alphabetical by country or state.
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13	1		Azores
13	2		Bahamas
13	3		Barbados
13	4		Belize
13	5		Bermuda
13	6		Brazil
13	7		Carara
13	8		Costa Rica
13	9		Caracas
13	10		Dominican Republic
13	11		Dutch Caribbean
13	12		Egypt
13	13		Equador and Galapagos
13	14		Fiji Islands
13	15		France-Palais de Versailles
13	16		Germany
13	17		Guadeloupe
13	18		Guam
13	19		Haiti
13	20		Ireland
13	21		Italy-St. Peters Basilica
13	22		Kenya
13	23		Mali Mali
13	24		Mexico
13	25		New Guinea
13	26		New Zealand
13	27		Panama
13	28		Panama Canal Zone
13	29		Paraguay
13	30		Puerto Rico
13	31		Portugal
13	32		Rhodesia
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14	1		Rhodesia
14	2		Rhodesia
14	3		Rhodesia
14	4		Russia
14	5		St. Croix
14	6		Scotland
14	7		Sicily
14	8		Cape Town, South Africa
14	9		South Africa
14	10		Spain
14	11		Sri Lanka
14	12		Tahiti, Ceylon, Bangkok
14	13		Bangkok
14	14		Venezuela
14	15		Zimbabwe
14	16		President Dupond, June 25, 1975
14	17		Myra Martin
14	18		Travel photographs unidentified
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15	1		Arizona
15	2		Arizona
15	3		Arizona-Grand Canyon
15	4		Alaska
15	5		Alaska-Katmai National Park
15	6		Colorado
15	7		Florida
15	8		New Mexico
15	9		Mississippi
15	10		Oregon
15	11		Virginia
15	12		Wyoming
15	13		Friends and Family meet along the way
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Series II. Travel Slides

2 box(es)

(2 linear feet), including 1502 slides

This series consists mainly of slides taken by Friend of his travels around the world. Many relate to his visits to Rhodesia, the South Pacific and Alaska. There are also images related to Georgia and its wildlife. Of interest to researchers is a slide presentation that Friend had on his visits to Rhodesia.

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Rhodesia, 1918-1990

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Rhodesia, Bermuda, Thailand, Switzerland, France, Hawaii, Bolivia

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C

New Zealand, Australia, Hong Kong, Florida, Mexico, Guam, Georgia Parks

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D

New Mexico, Arizona, Alaska, California, Israel, St. Sophia, Germany, Katmai, Haiti, Florida (Disney World), Georgia, Rhodesia

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E

Paraguay, South Africa, Hawaii (Honolulu), Arizona, 1918-1990

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F

Belize, Columbia, Alaska, Soviet Union, Italy, South Africa, 1918-1990

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G

Georgia (Albany, Stone Mountain, Cumming, Okefenokee, 1918-1990

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H

Rhodesia, Australia, Animals, Flowers, Snakes, Birds, Squirrel, Crocodile, family cabin, Massanutten Mountain

 

Series III. Films, 1950-1978

4 moving_image(s)

This collection includes two films shot by Ed Friend: the 1957 Highlander Folk School film and Wildlife, a film Friend created for the Georgia Forestry Commission in 1958. This collection also includes Rhodesia Unafraid, a 1978 propaganda film produced by Rhodesian Army Chaplains Corp officer Stan Hannan.

To access the audiovisual content of this collection, click the following link: https://bmac.libs.uga.edu/index.php/Detail/collections/3809

Highlander Folk School films , 1957 ( 2 moving_image(s) )

The Highlander Folk School footage was shot by Ed Friend in 1957 at the twenty-fifth anniversary celebration of the Highlander Folk School, an adult education center in Monteagle, TN, that promoted social and economic justice. Friend was dispatched to Monteagle by Roy V. Harris, a powerful Georgia politician who was deeply invested in Jim Crow and segregation, who viewed the event as an unexpected opportunity for his Georgia Commission on Education, a publicly funded anti-integration agency. Learning of the event, and its participants, he dispatched photographer Ed Friend to gather evidence that Communists directed the Civil Rights movement. Friend, posing as a vacationing freelance photographer, was given free rein by Highland founder Myles Horton to take all the pictures he liked.

This silent film documents integrated social activities during the Highlander Folk School twenty-fifth anniversary celebration weekend, including dining, swimming, and dancing, and features shots of prominent civil rights and labor activists such as Ralph Abernathy, Rosa Parks, and Martin Luther King, Jr. The film is in two parts; the first part, shot in color, shows civil rights leaders and others entering and exiting the library and an interracial group swimming in a pond. The second part consists of about twenty black-and-white still photos taken by Friend during the weekend celebration; many of the pictures in the film correspond to pictures in the broadside published by the Georgia Commission on Education.

Highlander Folk School film, Part 1 , 1957 Access Online

Highlander Folk School, Part 2 (still images film) , 1957 Access Online

"Integrated in All Respects": Ed Friend's Highlander Folk School Films and the Politics of Segregation, Digital Library of Georgia online exhibit , 1957 Access Online

Wildlife , 1958 ( 1 moving_image(s) ) Access Online

Wildlife is a nature film shot and edited by Ed Friend for the Georgia Forestry Commission in 1958. The narrated film depicts animal and nature scenes with the aim of promoting wildlife conservation.

Rhodesia Unafraid , 1978 ( 1 moving_image(s) )

Rhodesia Unafraid was produced in 1978 by Stan Hannan, an officer in the Rhodesian Army Chaplains Corp. After Hannan's A Chaplain's Story was shown on Rhodesian television in 1976, the Rhodesian Army asked him to produce a follow-up, in color, that could be shown internationally to help garner support for the Rhodesian government's cause in the Rhodesian Bush War (also known as the Zimbabwe War of Liberation or the Second Chimurenga). The resulting twenty-minute film, "Rhodesia Unafraid" was the result of a larger propaganda effort known as Operation Springboard.

 

Series IV. Print Information

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Includes copies of publications where Friend's images appeared, such as the Georgia Games and Fish Commission public bulletin and the Atlanta Journal. There is also a copy of a slide presentation script that corresponds to slides located in Series II.

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Georgia Game and Fish Commission Public Information Bulletin

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Atlanta Journal articles

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Rhodesia Slide Talk presentation

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Article on Herman Talmadge

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Published bird photos

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Articles-Charles Lindbergh, Army, Spiders

 

Series V. Personal

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These files are scans of photographs, scrapbooks, and newspaper clippings about Ed Friend. The scans were made by Donna Friend, daughter of Ed Friend.

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A. Photographs of Ed Friend [digital files] , 1918-1987 ( 0.084 gigabyte(s) )

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B. Scrapbooks and Articles [digital files] ( 0.304 gigabyte(s) )

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C. Recorded Memoirs of Ed Friend [digital files] ( 0.294 gigabyte(s) )

 

Series VI. Additions

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[Conversation Transcript of Carl Friend and His Father], 1990-1991

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[Photographs], 1953-1967

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[Negative Photographs - Okefenokee Swamp], 1968-04-01

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[Black & White Photos of Georgia Interest], 1938-1947

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[Correspondence between Ed & C.W. Dupont], 1971-1979

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[Glass Negatives of Ed Friend and George Carter Friend]

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[Two Oversized Black & White Photos]

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Photo Album, 1980-1985

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[Photograph Slides Carousel - Rhodesia], 1977

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[Colored Negatives - "Dad"]

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[Various Black & White Photos], 1943-1977

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[Various Negatives], 1912-1956

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[Various Colored Photos], 1961-1985

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Family, 1948

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Poopy and Buster killing snake, 1960-07

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Puerto Rico 1959 our house - Before garage-, 1959

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Short pieces of "My Story" titles, 1951

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Lake Verne 1953; Fishing, 1953

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Marine Fishes, 1965-06-30

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Carl & Deer; Buddy Echols Daughter & Deer, 1954

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Flowers, hummingbird, Poopy, waterskiing, 1956

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Mother, St. Simons, Forestry, Mother, 1956-07-13

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Stone Mountain, 1961-09-28

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Opossum; Blackbeard Island, Lighthouse, 1948

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Good Deer Shots Okeefenokee, 1961-06-17

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Minnows in creek and cows in pasture, 1958-04-12

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Bullfrog and driving tractor, Mama, 1958-08-21

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Margie, Sis, dancing and sunsets, 1958-06-30

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Me, Dad, Gladys and grandchildren; Trip back over Parkway; Stone Mountain and NC; Peter Zackleer, Jekyll Island; Aquamarine and water tour, 1960

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Lake; Baseball; H20 Skiing, 1965

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Family; Camping; Gordon Price; Political Speeches, 1939

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My Story, 1951