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SENOIA HOME IN LATE 1800S
This house was home of Capt. W.D. Linch. The photo, submitted by Paul McKnight, Jr., was probably made in 1891, or that may be the date the house was…
Back View of the Demolition Site of the New C&S Bank, 1956
Black and white photograph of the back view of the new C&S Bank during demolition. Notice the R.D. Cole Manufacturing Company's water tower in the background.
Back View of C&S Bank Construction, 1956
Black and white photograph from the back of the new C&S Bank location on the corner of Greenville Street and Spring Street in downtown Newnan. Photo was taken by Norman Studios on April 11, 1956
MR. GUY COLE
Mr. Guy Cole is shown in this photo at his office at the old R.D. Cole Manufacturing Company or "Cole Shop" probably during World War II. Ed Cole III provided the picture of his late grandfather. R.D. Cole Company was Coweta County's oldest industry,…
SERVING BARBECUE
This photo from the 1940s shows Mr. Guy Cole of R.D. Cole Mfg. Co. Serving Barbecue to then Gov. Ellis Arnall and his late first wife Mildred during a function at the Newnan waterworks park. It is dated August 26, 1943. The photo is provided by Ed…
DOLL HOUSE WAS FIXTURE AT COLE HOME
The doll house in this picture was built by R.D. Cole Manufacturing Company and put on exhibit for the Coweta Centennial September 1927. It was given by Edward Guy Cole to his daughter, Mrs. Minerva Cole Woodroof, who provided the photo. The picture…
THE AMERICAN PASTIME
This group of men ready fr a good game composed the 1937 softball team of R.D. Cole Manufacturing Company. In the photo are, from left, seated, Charlie Griffith, Fleming Jones; standing, front, George Strickland, Sid Boswell, Horace Bowie, Walter…
R.D. FOREMEN
In this scene from the early 1940s are department foremen of the old R.D. Cole Manufacturing Company, which was replaced by the current Brown Steel Company on East Broad Street. Shown in the photo are, from left, front, M.E. Spraggins, Harvey…
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…
Creosote Cylinders
An interesting product of the old R.D. Cole Manufacturing Company in Newnan are these sections of riveted steel creosote cylinders. Four sections weighed 100,000 pounds each, and this tank required three standard railroad flat cars for loading. The…