1907 Female Schools, LaGrange, GA

I think it would have been nice to go to school with all girls.
No boys to pull your hair or hurt your feelings.

1929, The Mission of the God Shepherd Hospital, Hillside Cotton Mills, LaGrange, GA

 

For use of Employees?

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Carnegie Library plans, Atlanta GA 1917

 

I wonder if this is the way the library was built? or if they changed some of the plans?

Old letterheads had character

One from RD Cole & Bros in Newnan 1876, 
one from Y J Freeman in Greenville 1900,
and one from The Lee Pope Fruit Co in Lone Oak, GA.

Money, meant to stay in the states or federalized?

I didn’t know until about 5 years ago that there used to be paper money in 25 and 50 cents. It seems that it would not have been worth writing on the paper for a quarter, and then someone had to actually sign each and every bill. Crazy!

Olympia Hotel, Newnan GA

 

Old postcards show us a view into the past that we may not think of. It gives us a way to see into the past to think about what their lives may have been like. Did they work hard on the farm, did they get any recreation time, how did they endure the bad times?

Post cards show a towns history

My husband and I have acquired a few postcards in the last year. Many are scenes of the downtown Newnan area. I love old pictures and postacards, they show the life blood of a town or community.
This is a picture of the Telegraph School that was on the court square.
I purchased a telegraph machine and with it was this postcard, but I bought it on layaway. When I paid my last payment, the postcard was gone. I found it on ebay 8 years later and bought it. I am glad that the 2 pieces are finally back together.