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A FISHING TRIP
This photo provided by Herbert Ozmore of Newnan shows a group of well-known, Newnan men on a fishing trip to Florida. One of the members of the group,…
Donald Lowery Award
Honors Day at Madras School (located on U.S. 29 North). From left, are Coach Gemmell, Henry Seldon (Coweta County School System Recreation Director), Mrs. Ida Long, Mark Ball, Mrs. Donald Ball, and Coach Bennett.
Newnan High FHA Honored
Newnan High FHA honored
Willie Frank Strong
Willie Frank Strong, a Newnan student often in the news for achievement.
Junior Winners in 4-H Talent Show
Winners in the older "Junior" division of the annual 4-H Talent Show Monday night at the Newnan Municipal Auditorium were, left to right, front, second place winners Roderick Almond, Sherrah Harrison and Anthony Williams for a song routine and third…
Named As King and Queen
Youngsters named as King and Queen at the Haralson Head Start Center
Getting Ready for Kindergarten
Coweta County Probate Judge Carl McKoy, right, presenting a local child with her "Certificate of Live Birth" in order for her to be ready for kindergarten. Photograph taken inside the Probate Offices in the 1904 Coweta Court House.
Crystal Lawson Receives Award
Left to right: Herman Fletcher (Principal of O.P. Evans Middle School), Crystal Lawson, and unknown.
Murray Street School, 1940
These first graders were students at the old Murray Street School in 1940-41 in the class of Mrs. Mable Holland. In the photo, are, from left, front, Nora Lee Abercrombie, Minnie Lee Olmstead, Betty Jo Hamby, Christine Tucker, unknown, unknown,…
NEWNAN PUBLIC SCHOOL, CLASS
A post card shows a second grade Newnan Public School class, photographed at the former Temple Avenue School. The photo is among a group provided by Mrs. Winnie Glover Klein. None of the youngsters are identified, and the date of the photo is…
NHS FOOTBALL TEAM OF 1920
This photo provided by Mrs. Winnie Glover Klein shows the Newnan High School Football Team of 1920. Included are Leigh North, Theron Welch, Clyde Lovern, Earnest Barron, Pigens Taylor, W.Y. Barnes, Pitts Johnson, Horace Kite, Roy Owens, Henry…
MADRAS SCHOOL RECALLED
This group of students, shown in a picture that accompanied an old newspaper clipping from Mildred Holdridge, attended the former Madras School in 1928. The photograph was made on the steps of Jones Chapel Church. Teachers were Miss Jewell Gentry,…
BRANTLEY INSTITUTE
These youngsters were third graders at Brantley Institute in Senoia around 1937. In the photo are, from left, front, L.R. Crawford, Hilda Harris, Julia Blount, Barbara Jean Hyde; second row, Merrill Harris, Johnny Kent, next child unknown, Abbie Ann…
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,…
GRANTVILLE HIGH CLASS OF 1928
This photo from a collection gathered by the Central High Honors Programs shows the Grantville High School Class of 1928. From left are, front, Miss La Martha McCain, teacher; Carney Jane Hunter Tramell; Kathleen Isabell Sewell; Martha Jean Holloway…
NEWNAN HIGH FACULTY, 1945-46
The faculty and staff members of Newnan High School for 1945-46 are shown on the steps of the old school building, which was located at the corner of Temple Avenue and Jackson Street. Left to right are, Ellen Tucker, social science; Maryella Camp,…
NEWNAN HIGH SCHOOL BAND, 1948
This photo of the Newnan High School Band of 1948 is from a group of picture compiled by the former Central High School honors program and provided by the Coweta County School System. Playing are, back to front, first row, Tom Graham, Thyrza White,…
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…
SCHOOL DAYS
School days are almost here for Coweta County youngsters. This scene shows a sixth grade class of the former Temple Avenue School in Newnan, probably in the early 1900s although the exact date is known. This photograph was obtained by Frank Bezenah,…
GRANTVILLE GRADUATES OF 1947
This picture was taken of the Grantville High School senior class before graduation May 26, 1947. Members of the class included, from left, front, Mary King Sellers, Bernice Johnson, Rosa Pearl Thornton, Charline Plant, Jacqueline Pate, Geneva…
SHARPSBURG AREA YOUNGSTERS OF 1931
These fourth grade students attended Starr High School in 1931 and are gathered on the steps of the school, which was located at the intersection of Highways 16 and 54. Their teacher was Mrs. Lena Johnson Shell, seated at right. Among the children in…
SENOIA STUDENTS IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
High School students from Brantley Institute in Senoia visited the Post Office Department in Washington, D.C., on May 31, 1939. Mrs. Coral Moses Hand was the teacher, shown at far right standing next to James W. Cole, second assistant postmaster…
THIS GROUP OF FIRST GRADERS FROM 1923
This group of first graders from 1923 is a class from the Grantville School. The photo is the second of two provided by Mrs. Lois Duncan. The first was published June ? These youngsters were in the class of Mrs. Gladys Lambert. Among those Mrs.…
GRANTVILLE SIXTH GRADERS, 1920
These youngsters were in the class of Miss Lucile Bryant in Grantville in 1929. The photo is provided by Mrs. Lois Duncan. Mrs. Duncan remembered some of the names of her classmates. On the front row are, from left, Dan Post, Willis Justis, Rufus…
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…
GRANTVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL
The Grantville Public School building shown in a postcard, top, from Thomas A. Glanton, former principal, was actually the third building. Constructed in 1937, it had nine classrooms for 11 grades. Grades eight and nine were combined for home room,…
GRANTVILLE BASKETBALL TEAM
These young men were on the Grantville High School Varsity Basketball Team in 1942. Thomas A. Glanton, who provided this photo, was the coach. Note Paul Musick, third from left, who served several terms as Grantville's mayor in recent years. From…
GRANTVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL
These students composed the tenth grade of Grantville Public School in 1941. In the photo are, from left, front, Jane Jackson, Earline Pritchett, Clara Johnson, Anne York, Marguerite Kilgore, Edna Brooks (Jackson), Jean Lambert, Nadine Grogan,…
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…
GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM FROM 1934-35
This photo shows the Starr High Girls Basketball Team from 1934-35, the first team. From left are, front, Joyce Edwards, Virginia Morgan, Louise Burnett, Mary Lou Jones; back, Ruth Brooks, coach Miss Shaw, and Mary Addy.
WESTERN HIGH CLASS OF 1948
Members of the Class of 1948 of Western High School are shown in this photo. From left are, front, Virginia Rainey, Mary Hardegree, Marie Payton, Peggy Fulcher and, seated, teacher Alma Yarbrough; second row, Dorothy Stephens, Joanne Greene, Beulah…
GRANTVILLE HIGH CLASS OF 1931
These young people are gathered for their graduation from Grantville High School in 1931. In the photo provided by Edna Jackson are, from left, Thelma Plant, Ruth Jeter, Harry Jackson, Doris Johnson, Harold Holloway, Rebecca Brasch and Elizabeth…
OLD GRANTVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL
This photo provided by Edna Jackson of Grantville shows the second building used for Grantville Public School that was constructed in 1910. This structure was torn down when the facility now called the Thomas A. Glanton school building was built in…
STARR HIGH, 1934
The 1934 Senior Class of Starr High School posed for this group picture. They are, from left, front, Margaret Edwards, Jane Osterhout, Mary George Pepper, Mary Will Johnson and Alma Byrom; second row, Thomas Blizzard, Leroy Johnson, W.E. Maynard and…
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…
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…
MORELAND SCHOOL ABOUT 1910
This scene shows students at Moreland School about 1910. The photo includes, from left, front, Myrtice Haynes, Ethel Combs, Kathleen Pitts, Clora Braswell; second row, Nellie Parks, Love Smith, Ophelia Rodges, Nellie Puckett, Gertrude Chaffin, Mamie…
LITTLE BETHEL SCHOOL
This group of young people attended Little Bethel School about 1908 or 1909. From left to right are, front row, 1-Clarence Davis, 2-Dewey Winkles, 3-Clark Phillips, 4-Henry Duke (son of Ed Duke), 5-Grady Crews, 6-Joe Lee Crews, 7-Carl Dukes, 8-Paul…
MARY RAY SCHOOL
This group of students includes first through third graders from the Mary Ray School at Raymond in November 1934. The picture is provided by Mrs. James Stewart. She remembers the school went through eighth grade and had three teachers, Mrs. Elizabeth…
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,…
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),…
STARR HIGH EIGHTH GRADE, 1931
This class photograph of the Starr High eighth grade in 1931 is provided by Bernard Hubbard and came from Cliff Hughie. In the class are, from left, front, Ralph Harris, Thelma Beckom, Alma Byrom, Evelyn Collins, Mattie Kate Newly, Bernard Hubbard,…
STARR SCHOOL FIRST GRADE
This is the first grade class of Starr High School in 1924. Students in the group are, front, left to right, Mary George Moses, Ella Hill Brown, Elinor Lambert, (first name unknown) Nest, Frances Hyde, (first name unknown) Stevens, and (first name…
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…
HANDY SCHOOL
Located in the Handy community, this school was located across the street from the present Elim Church. It was in existence from the 1880s until 1928, when it was consolidated with Welcome, Dresden, Mt. Carmel and Midway schools to form Western High…
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 HAPPY VALLEY SCHOOL
The Happy Valley School was constructed in the late 1880s and remained open until 1925, when all of the students were moved to the Roscoe School.
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…