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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…
Young Faces from 1921
These youngsters were first graders in 1921 at the old Temple Avenue Grammar School in Newnan. It stood on land now occupied by the Newnan City Park at Temple Avenue and Jackson Street. This picture was taken at the high school on Temple Avenue…
YESTERDAY'S SHOPPING IN NEWNAN
The Reynold's Furniture store at 31 South Court Square in downtown Newnan has changed its look but is still serving customer 50 years after this photo was taken in the late 1930s. In this view of the G.M. Reynold Furniture Company are, left to right,…
When Cotton Was King
This photograph of Newnan shows the north side of the Court Square in the 1890s crowded with wagons coming to market when cotton was still king. The Confederate monument, which has since been moved to the Coweta County Courthouse grounds, stands 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…
War Bond Campaign
In the 1980s the "fundmeters" on the Newnan Court Square are for the United Way fund drive, but in the 1940s during World War II the need was for war bonds. This photograph shows citizens gathered in front of the meter showing over-the-top war bond…
Walthhall's Drug Store
Walthall's Drug Store in downtown Newnan was located on the east side of Greenville Street where Sprayberry's Small World is now house.
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…
View of C&S Bank looking up Greenville Street Towards Downtown
Black and white photograph of the C&S Bank looking up Greenville Street towards the downtown square. Notice the sign for the Lee King Drugstore, a mainstay of the downtown area.
Two Way Traffic
It has been a while since two-way traffic was allowed on Greenville Street in downtown Newnan. This photograph appeared in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Magazine October 8, 1950, with the article "Newnan ... Home-Owned Industries Produce." The…
THIS WAS THE OFFICE OF
This was the office of Dr. Thomas Jefferson Jones around the turn of the century. The photo is provided by Winnie Glover Klein, his granddaughter, from a collection of her sister, the late Mary Nixon. Note the telephone on the wall at right and the…
This View of Lee-King Drugstore
This view of Lee-King Drugstore in downtown Newnan on East Court Square is from about 1914. The scene is from a post card provided by J.B. Newman. Note the awning that was rolled down when the sunlight came from the west in the afternoons. The store…
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.
This View of Downtown Newnan
This view of Downtown Newnan shows the east side of the Court Square looking north about 1910. In the distance is the Virginia House building, which still stands at the corner of East Washington Street and Jefferson.
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…
THIS PHOTO OF A NEWNAN HIGH
This photo of a Newnan High football team was obained recently by Frank Bezenah. None of the players are identified, nor is the date of this photograph known. Anyone who knows the players and what year the team played is asked to contact Herb Bridges…
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.
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…
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 Beauties
These young beauties are Newnan High School students from about 1907. In the photo are, front, from left, Ada Catherine Gibson (Mrs. James Lemuel Poole), Corrie Owens (Mrs. Ira Walker Brooks), Nellie Brown (Mrs. B. Glen Hopson); second row, Lily…
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…
THESE SIXTH GRADERS
These sixth graders are students from the old Temple Avenue School in Newnan in 1921. Most of the students are identified as follows: sitting, left to right, Ethel Ball, Martha Cole, Sara Bryant; standing, front, left to right, (unknown), Willene…
THESE NEWNAN MEN ARE GATHERED
These Newnan Men are gathered in front of the former store operated by H.C. Glover downtown. The store was located on the northeast corner of Spring and Greenville Streets, across Spring from the Post Office building. In the photo made about 1910…
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…
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…
These Costumed People
These costumed people were in a historical pageant which was presented in the second-floor auditorium of the Carnegie Library Building at West Broad and LaGrange Streets on the Court Square. The date of the event is unknown. Among those shown are…
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…
THE WEDDING PARTY
Almost every married couple has a photograph to remember the people taking part in their wedding ceremony - and this wedding party is especially large by anyone's estimation. The event was the wedding of Virginia Glover to Edmund Francis Cook at…
THE T.G. FARMER AND SONS
The T.G. Farmer and Sons General Merchandise Store was the original occupant of the building at 15 Jefferson St., at the corner of Madison Street, that now houses the Newnan Times-Herald offices. The building dates from 1914, and the T.G. Farmer sign…
THE STRICKLAND MARKET
This is a view of the Strickland Market at 17 East Broad Street in Newnan as it appeared on August 8, 1937. Earl Strickland, now retired, ran the store for 38 years. Behind the counter in the old view of the store are, from left, Earl Strickland,…
THE SOUTH COURT SQUARE
The South court square in downtown Newnan is shown in this photograph taken in the 1950s and which gives a fine view of the architectural design of the buildings.
The Old Courthouse, Newnan, Georgia
This old courthouse was built in 1829 by Captain William Hitchcock. The clock tower was added while A.J. Lyndon was in office in the 1880's. Notice the well in the center foreground.
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…
THE NEWNAN PASSENGER TRAIN STATION
The Newnan passenger train station is shown in this old photograph as it appeared in 1970. It was provided by Merrill S. Hughie, who was a railway clerk at this depot for 42 years for both the A&WP Railway and the Central of Georgia (Southern…
THE NEWNAN HIGH SCHOOL 1910
The Newnan High School 1910 graduating class was quite a bit smaller than the hundreds who will graduate next Monday night. In this photo are the graduates and their teachers. Following the numbers, beginning at top right and going down, are 1.…
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…
THE MURRAY STREET SCHOOL
The Murray Street School, shown in this photo from the files of the Coweta County School System, was a mill school established in 1898 by the Newnan Cotton Mill. It was located on Haynes Street in the village of East Newnan. The name was soon changed…
THE MILLER MEN
In this photo from Artie Storey are her husband Tom Storey's great-grandfather and four of his children. In the center is William Henry Bryson Miller, born February 8, 1860 in Dekalb County, Ga., son of Captain (CSA) William Andrew Calhoun and…
THE EAST COWETA HIGH SCHOOL
The East Coweta High School graduating class of 1948-49 is shown in this photo. From left are, front row, seated, Herchell Couch, Georgine Currie (Harris), Roderick McDonald, Frances Jones, Jack Cooper, Oveda Abercrombie; standing, second row,…
THE CARNEGIE LIBRARY AND AUDITORIUM
The Carnegie Library and auditorium and the Central Baptist Church in the background are shown in this photograph of downtown Newnan from the early 1900s. Notice the unimproved streets with stepping stones and the old street light hanging overhead.
The Baracca Class At The Waterworks
Assembled at the Newnan waterworks is the Baracca Class of the First Baptist Church in Newnan from the era of the 1930s. The photograph is thought to have been taken on the dam at the waterworks when the pond was still relatively new. Among the men…
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.
The "Anonym" Club
This photo is of a group called the "Anonym Club." The four men's names were written on the back of the frame in the following order: Harry Trantham, J. Litt Jones, John S. Hardaway, Jr. and W.L. Stricker.
Temple Avenue School Memories
Several photos have appeared in this feature of classes from Coweta County's first public school, the old Temple Avenue School, which was built in 1888 and closed in 1956 upon the completion of Elm Street Elementary School. The building, which was…
Temple Avenue School Memories
Coweta County's first public school, the old Temple Avenue School, was built in 1888 and served until it was abandoned in 1956 upon the completion of Elm Street Elementary School. The building was demolished in May 1972. This photo is the second…
TEMPLE AVENUE SCHOOL
These school children from the early 1900s are sixth graders at the old Temple Avenue School in Newnan. In the photo are, from left, front, Mary Cranford, Amy Ruth Morgan, Mary Powers, Ruth Robinson, Mrs. B.B. Melson, Mildred Arnall, Gabrille…
Temple Avenue Grammar School
Gathered on the steps of the old Temple Avenue Grammar School in Newnan is a first grade class from 1923. The class was taught by Mrs. Odem, back right, and the school principal was Miss Maggie Brown, back left, after whom the current Maggie Brown…
TAYLOR'S BARBER SHOP
Taylor's Barber Shop was located on East Broad Street in the space now occupied by the MONY firm. This photo is provided by Paul B. Ferrell who was a barber at the shop. In front of the shop are, from left, an unidentified shoe shine boy, barbers…
Tall Cedar Trees
Tall cedar trees once stood in Oak Hill Cemetery in Newnan in the special Confederate section. The trees were demolished by a tornado in the late 1960s or early 1970s. The Confederate section holds the graves of 265 Confederate soldiers. The…
T.G. FARMER HOME
Graceful homes once lined the section of Jefferson Street from Oak Hill Cemetery to the point where Bullsboro Drive now begins. This residence stood on property now occupied by the Bank of Coweta, Georgia Federal and Pizza Hut. It was built by Thomas…
T.G. FARMER FAMILY
Gathered on the steps of their home on Jefferson Street are members of the Thomas Gholston Farmer family, from left, front, Hugh A. Farmer Sr., Thomas G. Farmer Jr., T.G. Farmer Sr., Sallie Faver Farmer (holding T.G. Hamilton), Nannie Cliff Farmer…