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Ella Christopher, Zeb Christopher, and T.Z. Christopher pose in front of their home in Turin, Georgia, about 1900. the house shown in the photo is presently the Haynie Summer home in Turin.

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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…

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December 5, 1946, brought the 34th annual 'Possum Eaters Convention - which was held in Newnan for many years at Bud Gay's restaurant on East Broad Street. The menu cooked by the popular black restaurant proprietor included crisp and brown roasted…

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"Lady" the horse is shown in this photograph taken in Newnan about 1935. The boy holding the horse is Thomas Y. Mattox, Jr., who was later a pilot killed in World War II. Standing behind the horse is T.Y. Mattox, Sr. The Coca-Cola sign was on the…

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This Newnan High School track team won the state high school track championship for Georgia in 1922. The members of the team were photographed on the steps of the old high school, which was located on Jackson Street on the lot now occupied by the…

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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'…

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As football season is getting underway, we look back at one of Newnan High School's past football teams from about 1935. From left are, front, 21-Hugh Pope, 10-E.C. "Beefie" McCoy, 11-Roy Power, 1-Robert (Gravett or Gravette), 17-Philip Jackson,…

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This social gathering of the 1940s is a party in honor of Miss Peggy Starnes' fifth birthday. Several of the young guests attended dressed in their mothers' clothes. In the photo are, from left, front Melissa Sanders, Ruth Hammet, unknown, Susianne…

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Marcellus E. Washington, left, and his son Rufus Robert Edward Washington, right, were among the Coweta County folk of the 1800s. They are the maternal great-great-grandfather and great-grandfather of Tom Storey. The photo is provided by Mr. Storey's…

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Florine Garner, right, receiving a State of Georgia Faithful Service Award

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Posing in this automobile in 1922 or 1923 is Mary McMichael (Borders). The photograph, provided by Mrs. Borders, was made in from of her house at Pearl Lake south of Newnan on U.S. Highway 29.

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This group of youngsters attended the third birthday party of young Katie Glenn Arnall at the home of her uncle, Alton W. Arnall, on Jackson Street in the 1920s. In the the photograph are, from left, front, John Holmes McCalla, Jett Fisher, Bobby…

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These youngsters are gathered at the old Swinton Hotel in Newnan for the fifth birthday party of Dr. Thomas C. Graham in 1939. From left are, front, first child unknown, Fanny Jones Glover, Tommy Glover, Mary Jane Hancock, fifth unknown, Lindy beers,…

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Pictured in her wedding gown is Annie Ruth Boynton upon her marriage in the early 1900s to Robert Watson. Mrs. Watson was the aunt of Mrs. Barney (Ruth Boynton) Boers. The gown and hat were made by Mrs. William (Sallie Sewell) Copeland, daughter of…

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The young people in this photo are enjoying a swimming outing at Hilley's Mill about 1910. The recreation spot was northwest of Powers' Crossroads. The names of the young women are not remembered. In front is (7) Gyp Stanley, and on the second row…

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This photo shows the Dan Broadwater family in 1909. From left are, front, Thelma Broadwater Duncan, Beulah Broadwater Pate holding Emily Pate Byram, Dan Broadwater holding Charlie Pate, Laura Brodwater standing, Darthula McClendon Broadwater with…

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George Boswell and his wife Sophia lived their lives in the Moreland area, having married in October 1874 and raising 11 children. A son, Steve, lived only to his teenage years; but 10 other children provided a total of 88 grandchildren. Their other…

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A district church meeting held in 1945 drew a large crowd at the Jones Hill United Methodist Church on Walk Carmichael Road. The Rev. R.W. Sutton, kneeling in the center with the basket, was pastor. This photo is provided by Claudia Mae Powell Berry,…
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