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Coweta County Remembered
A tree planting ceremony in Oak Hill Cemetery was preserved for history by a photographer, but the peoples' names and occasion are a mystery.
THIS EARLY SCENE OF NEWNAN
This early scene of Newnan from Herb Bridges' collection shows Washington Street looking west. All of the homes shown have been removed since that time. Notice the wide, unpaved street.
PLAYERS ON A NEWNAN HIGH BASEBALL
Players on a Newnan High Baseball team are shown in the picture on this postcard obtained recently by Frank Bezenah. The Newnan-Coweta Historical Society is seeking the names of the players and the year in which the photograph was taken. Anyone with…
THIS VIEW OF GREENVILLE STREET
This view of Greenville Street in Newnan was included in a booklet, "Sixteen Views of Newnan, Ga.," published by j.F. Lee Drug Co. in the early 1900s. This photo is provided by Mrs. Mary Parks, who received the booklet from Earlie Mae Hall.
EARLY VIEW OF CENTRAL BAPTIST
This photograph of the Central Baptist Church in Newnan was taken before the Carnegie Library building was constructed. It was included in a small booklet, "Sixteen Views of Newnan, Ga.," published by j.F. Lee Drug Co. in the early 1900s. This photo…
THIS 1899 FAMILY PORTRAIT
This 1899 family portrait shows the William Walker Camp family. It was made on the porch of the William Drane Leigh house, which was located on the south side of Roscor Road at the intersection of Hospital Road. A picture of the house was published…
THE WILLIAM DRANE LEIGH
The William Drane Leigh house was located on the south side of Roscoe Road at the intersection of Hospital Road. Members of the Leigh and Camp families are shown in front of the home in this picture from 1899. From left are, unknown, unknown, Margery…
RAGLAND HARDWARE
This scene is of Ragland Hardware Company in downtown Newnan about 1928. Harold Ragland, standing at center, was the owner of the building on Greenville Street. At left behind the counter is W.T. Herrin, father of Mrs. Glover Sewell who provided this…
THESE NEWNAN HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR BOYS
These Newnan High School Senior boys of the 1920-21 term are gathered on the steps of the old high school. The photo is provided by Milliard Hubbard. He could only identify some of those pictured by last name. From left are, front, - Hill, Charlie…
CHILDREN OF C.J. BARRON
A family photo of Mr. and Mrs. C.J. Barron and the eldest six of their children was published in the February 2, 1988, edition of the Times-Herald. This photo shows the younger six children born after the first photo was taken. It was made about 1917…
JACKSON STREET IN NEWNAN
This unusual view of Jackson Street in downtown Newnan, looking south, was featured on an early picture post card which was postmarked in 1915.
FOLLIES 1948
The Newnan Junior Service League Follies, a benefit show staged about every four years, has been a tradition since 1941. This group of young women performed in the 1948 edition of the show. The scene is from a show program provided by Katie Arnall…
SOUTHERN SNOWBALLS
Even if there is not much snow in Coweta County, youngsters always make the best of what does fall. In the scene at top, several little boys in Newnan show off their Southern-style snowballs filled with leaves about 1928 or 1929. They are shown in a…
COWETA VETERANS CLUB
This scene was photographed at the unveiling of the bronze plaque at the Coweta Veterans Club on April 25, 1950. The youngsters helping with the ceremony are Paul W. Stubbs, left, and Christine Payton Burnette, right. They were the two youngest…
ATKINSON GRAMMAR SCHOOL, 1920
This interesting photograph of the fifth grade students of Atkinson Grammar School on Nimmons Street in Newnan in 1920 was given to Theodore "Theo" Routon Brooke by Ed Wilkerson before 1984. Only five of the students could be identified by the…
EAST NEWNAN SCHOOL STUDENTS, 1921
These students in the class of Miss Letha Starr are posed in front of the old East Newnan School in 1921. The building is an early one that burned, The photograph is provided by Irene Harris Medley and Myra Harris. Mrs. Harris' husband is among those…
THE FAMILY OF MR. AND MRS. C.J. BARRON
The family of Mr. and Mrs. C.J. Barron is shown in this photo made around 1901 by Mr. S. Frank Jackson, who was a relative and a photographer. The photo is provided by Harold Barron, who said it was made at the foot of West Washington Street at the…
NEWNAN HIGH CLASS OF 1914
These individual graduation portraits and view of the Newnan public school are from a composite made by photographer S. Fowler in 1914. The picture was brought to the Male Academy Museum, and the provider is unknown. The building, later known as the…
THESE COUSINS
These cousins posed for a group picture at the S.F. Jackson studio in Newnan about 1904. Jim Boswell, center, and Lelia Boswell Smith, right, are brother and sister, children of George and Sophia Boswell of Moreland. Their cousin at left is Myrtle…
W.G. POST SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS
The W.G. Post Sunday School Class of the First Methodist Church in Newnan gathered in the church fellowship hall to celebrate an anniversary of the Post Bible Class in the 1930s. From left are, seated, Allen Post, who became a noted Atlanta…
MURRAY WAREHOUSE BLOCK
This postcard scene of the Murray Warehouse Block building just off the Court Square on West Washington Street. The postcard listed the address as 2450 West Washington, about which Pinson is surprised because he started Newnan Electric Company in…
WEST SIDE OF COURT SQUARE
This picture post card presents a fine view of the west side of the court square in the early 1900s. The dime store building in the foreground later became the Alamo Theatre and is now being refurbished. Notice the Carnegie Library in the background…
THE "JAZZ WAGON"
Lowery "Rat" Welch is pictured in his modified version of the T-Model Ford automobile which he named the "Jazz Wagon." The scene is Greenville Street in 1923, during the Roaring Twenties.
PEARL LAKE
This interesting swimming scene of Pearl Lake was published as a color postcard by the McClure Ten Cent Company in Newnan in 1918. Pearl Lake, or Pearl Springs as it was also called, is a lake south of Newnan between U.S. Highway 29 and Gordon Road.
A GROUP OF WORKERS
A group of workers gathered for this photo outside the Newnan Cotton Mill in 1942. This picture was provided by Bobby Dearman, whose mother, Beulah Dearman, is included in the photograph. Most of the people have been identified with most appreciated…
NHS BASKETBALL TEAM, 1934
As basketball season rolls around again, we take a look back at the 1934 Newnan High School Basketball Team, photographed at the back of the old high school building that was located on Jackson Street at Temple Avenue. In the group are, from left,…
BAND PLAYED FOR SID CAMP
This country band, photographed by Mr. Tarpley of Newnan in 1938, played when Sid Camp made his first run for U.S. Congress. In the photo, provided by Horace Wallace via H.G. Bass, are, from left, front, Gordon Bass, Otis Reynolds; back, Ben…
1935 DANCING CLASS
These young dancers were students of Miss Alberta Benham (Mrs. Aaron Keheley) in 1935. This photograph is provided by Mary John Thomas, who is among those in the group. From left are Barbara Ann Jackson, Marjorie Robinson (Wilson) who is Ms. Thomas'…
BEAVERS FAMILY GATHERING
This group photo of the Beavers family was taken in the late 1930s at a birthday dinner for Robert Claude Beavers, the father, third from left. They were photographed at the home of Melson Ware on the Franklin Highway in Newnan. From left are Emory…
ATKINSON GRAMMAR SCHOOL
The second grade students of Atkinson Grammar School on Nimmons Street in Newnan gathered on the steps for this 1924 or 1925 photograph. Mrs. B.B. Mabson was the school principal and, and Mrs. Ada Chapman was the teacher. Mrs. Mildred (Cliff) Loftin,…
ELIM SCHOOL
This group photograph was made in front of the Elim School about 1921. It is provided by Mrs. C.S. Wortham, whose husband is pictured in the back row at the age of about 11. Shown in the photo are, from left, front, kneeling, Herndon Tucker (cap),…
THIS UNIQUE CLASSROOM VIEW
This unique classroom view shows the 1928 or 1929 sixth grade class of the old Atkinson Grammar School, located on Nimmons Street in Newnan. The teacher was Mrs. Helen Buchanan. The students have been identified as, first row, front to back, Cornelia…
DOWNTOWN NEWNAN
Downtown Newnan of the early 1900s is shown in this photograph. The view is from Jefferson Street looking south toward East Court Square in the years before the monument to Confederate soldiers in the War Between the States was moved. The monument…
LIBERTY GIRLS
These young women were members of Liberty Christian Church, probably around the turn of the century. The photograph is provided by T.H. Holeman, whose mother is in the group. From left are, front, Eva Carter (Warren), Jennibell Hyde (Copeland),…
NEWNAN HIGH FOOTBALL TEAM, 1927
This group of young men formed the Newnan High School Football Team in 1927. The photo is provided by Ted O. Booke for his father, T.R. Brooke. Mr. Brooke remembered most of the players; and Theron Welch and Litt Glover, Sr., helped with some…
THE NEWNAN READING CIRCLE
The Newnan reading circle members in this group were gathered for a meeting January 5, 1950, at the home of Miss Mary Ella Camp. This organization was established in 1909 and is now Newnan's oldest continuous cultural club. The membership has always…
ASSISTANCE IS NEEDED
Assistance is needed to identify the names of these Newnan High School athletes. Herb Bridges of the Newnan-Coweta Historical Society would like to hear from anyone who known details on what sort of team this is, the year, and the names of the young…
EAST NEWNAN STUDENTS
These youngsters were in the second grade at East Newnan School in 1927. In the photo are, from left, front, Roxanne Ayers, Lorena Neese, unknown, unknown, Charlotte Turner, Doris Richardson, Sara Dammons, Annie Adams; second row, unknown, teacher…
THESE YOUNG PEOPLE
These young people comprised the 1921 Junior Class of Newnan High School. The photo is provided by Mrs. Catherine Passolt Glass, second from right on the back row of girls. Posing on the steps of the old building - no longer standing - on the side…
THESE YOUNG ATHLETES
These young athletes were the state Hi-Y basketball champs of 1961. They are, from left, front, 10-Jimmy Keith, 21-Jack Wrighter, 24-Terry Lunsford, 3-Jimmy Stroud, 15-Al Gilbert, 20-Tommy Bird; back, 6-unkown, 4-Bill MacNabb, 5-Danny Boone, 23-Jimbo…
MAGNET BUILDING RENOVATION
These scenes show the "before and after" of the Magnet Building at LaGrange and Spring Streets in downtown Newnan at the time of a remodeling in 1947 and 1948. The top photo shows the building while the remodeling work was going on in 1947. The…
THE NEWNAN FIRE DEPARTMENT
The Newnan Fire Department of the 1920s is shown in this scene in front of the old fire house on LaGrange Street. Notice the Modern motorized vehicles along with the horse-drawn wagon. The building was sold to Barron's video and appliances after the…
OLD COUNTY WORK CAMP
The men in this photograph from about 1941 or 1942 were officials from the old Coweta County Work Camp when it was located on property on the Carrollton Highway near Hospital Road - land now built up with retail businesses in and around Westside…
OLD NEWNAN HIGH SCHOOL
The old Newnan High School, constructed about 1913, stood at Jackson Street and Temple Avenue. After the present Newnan High School building was constructed on LaGrange Street, the old building was used as a junior high stating in 1956. It closed…
ARNALL GROCERY OPENING, 1929
This crowd was gathered for the opening of a new self-service grocery started by the H.C. Arnall Merchandise Company on April 17, 1929. The photo, a companion to another published in this feature April 21, 1987, is provided y Dorsey Beavers, present…
EAST NEWNAN SCHOOL MEMORIES
This large group of youngsters attended East Newnan School in the first and second grades in 1939. The photo, taken on the trailer outside the school, is provided by Fred Rainwater. From left are, front, second grade teacher Mrs. Williams, Mary…
CARLTONIA
One of Newnan's most famous homes is Carltonia, the former residence of the late Mr. and Mrs. T.S. Parrott and their family. The mansion on Jackson Street was built in the late 1920s. Mrs. Parrott was the former Nannie Elizabeth Carlton of Richmond,…
Central Baptist Church Sunday School
These youngsters were in the Primary Department of Central Baptist Church in Newnan in June 1926. From left are, seated Rosa Deck, Ida Lee Ellis, Helen Cole Jones, Ann Glover Parrott, Ruth Thomas, Tom Farmer, George Fisher, Cliff B. Glover, Everette…
SELECTIVE SERVICE BOARD
The people in this photo were the Coweta County Selective Service Board in about 1944. The draft board office was located in the Newnan Municipal Building, where the picture was made. From left are, front, R.L. Austin, Wilber Johnson, John Robinson,…
First Self-Service Grocery
Dorsey Bowers provided this interior view of the new self-service grocery store opened by the H.C. Arnall Merchandise Company April 17, 1929. The company had moved from what is now the Kessler's building to the former Burdett warehouse building on…
Neill Wrote Church History
William Tatum Neill (1848-1918), right, wrote the history of Bethel Methodist Church. At left is his wife, Elizabeth "Betty" Hall Neill (1852-1911).