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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,…
Newnan Chevrolet Dealership
In 1935 the J.L Weddingon, Jr. Chevrolet dealership and Texaco gasoline station was located on Greenville Street at the site presently occupied by Arnall Insurance Company and the drive-in windows of the C&S Bank. Shown in the photograph is the staff…
SHARPSBURG LADIES
Decked in their fashion outfits and bonnets are six ladies from Sharpsburg's past. In this photograph are, from left, front, Lizzie Butler, Elsie Butler and an unknown woman; back, Donie Love Bridges, Effie Lillian Bridges and Luille Graves.
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…
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…
Early Newnan Fire Protection
Big red fire engines are a common-place sight in Newnan today, but before the automobile came into use the city had another way of fighting fires. This photograph shows an early horse-drawn fire engine in Newnan. For many years the Newnan Fire…
Welcome's One-Room School
A one-room building 20 feet by 20 feet housed a one-room school at Welcome with Miss Hallie Whittaker as teacher at the turn of the century. Miss Whittaker was actually the second teacher. The first teacher was Miss Clyde Dickson. In the group are,…
Dixie Shoe Shop
This photograph shows how the interior of the old Dixie Shoe Shop in downtown Newnan looked to customers in the 1940s and 1950s. The establishment was located on Jackson Street, where the La Fiesta restaurant is today. Shown in the photograph are…
Once Newnan's Mayor
I.N. Orr, Sr. once served as Newnan's mayor. He is shown in this photograph with his family. From left are, front, Dora Johnson Orr, I.N. Orr, Sr., Mrs. Syl Orr (former Anniee Freeman); second row, Paul Orr, Frank Orr; third row, Ben Orr, Bob Orr,…
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…
Does anyone know?
The people gathered in this photo are unidentified.
Stripling's Department Store
Stripling's Department Store was a fixture on the north Newnan Court Square after the turn of the century, This view of the store interior shows merchandise of the era. From left, are two unknown workers; Frank W. Stripling; Jim Kersey; Ossie Allen;…
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…
FACES FROM THE PAST
This group of students photographed in the spring of 1932 were in the ninth grade class at Starr High School, which was located in the Sharpsburg-Turin area. In the photograph are, from left, top row, Richard Smith, W.E. Maynard, Bernard Hubbard,…
Civil War Veterans
A half century after the War Between the States, Coweta County still had a good number of veterans of the conflict between the blue and gray. The man on the far right on the front row, holding a stick, is Abe Keith, whose wife, "Aunt" Ella Keith,…
DASHING YOUNG MEN
Decked for this photograph are - no, not a trio from the wild west, but three dashing young men from Turin, Georgia. They are, from left to right, Ben Hill Harris, Will Christopher, Sr. and Hugh Harris.
Women of Yesterday
In a scene from about 1903 are four young cousins who, during a visit at the Martin home in Moreland, traveled to Newnan to have their photograph taken by S.F. Jackson. The cousins are Misses Lula Martin, standing left; Della Martin, seated center;…
Family Homeplace
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.
Moreland School Students
These students attended the Moreland School about 1903 or 1904. Most of the students have been identified in this old photograph. Numbers beside the names correspond to the accompanying diagram. In the photo are: 1. Wallace Cureton, 2. Sam Rollins,…
Wild West Trip
In 1923 a group of Coweta County businessmen and farmers went to Texas on a trip to see about buying land. On the land promotion trip were a Mr. Lovvorn from Newnan and James K. Polk, who owned and operated a farm west of Moreland. Polk, the maternal…
E.N. CAMP AND SONS
E.N. Camp and Sons Manufacturing Company in Moreland, Georgia, is shown in this photograph. The company manufactured horse-drawn farm implements and veneer blankets for packing and selling fruit such as peaches and grapes. The building shown in the…
A Lost Treasure Found
This old photograph was in surprisingly good condition after being discovered in the wall of the old J.W. Cole home in Moreland. It was found when the new owners, Jerry and Diane Evans, were doing restoration work on the house. No on in Moreland is…
"Lady" the Horse
"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…
A SCENE FROM 1929
This group of young people is a Sunday School class from East Newnan Baptist and Methodist Church shown in a 1929 photo. There were 90 pupils in the class, and the teacher is seventh from the right on the first row. Among the names that can…
A BIRTHDAY GATHERING
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…
UDC ENTERTAINS VETERANS
This distinguished group is gathered at the Holberg in Senoia about 1915 when the United Daughters of the Confederacy entertained Confederate Veterans of the 19th Georgia Regiment, Company D. In the photo are, from left, front, Mrs. C.f. Hollberg,…
Old Gem Theatre
Many local residents thinking back to their childhood will remember the old Gem Theatre on the west side of the Court Square in downtown Newnan. This photo shows the old theatre and the adjacent buildings. Located to the south were Walter R. Thomas…
Long-Ago Homecoming
An old fashioned homecoming is a tradition at Elim Baptist Church, one of the oldest churches in Coweta County. This photograph shows the crowd at the Elim homecoming on August 30, 1936. Many improvements and changes have been seen around the Handy…
Some of the Names
Some of the names and faces in this 1920s photo of fourth and fifth graders at the Senoia School may be familiar. The school was also known as the Brantley Institute, explains Mrs. Montine Caldwell, who provided the photo. Among those in the picture…
Who Are These People?
The identities of these people and the location of the building are a mystery.
FOOTBALL FROM THE PAST
As the current high school football season proceeds toward its conclusion, it is appropriate to look back at this Newnan high football team of 1938. On the front row are, left to right, beginning with the young man in overalls, James Norman, then…
Logging Operation
The harvesting of trees is still big business in Coweta County, but these scenes show an operation more than 35 years ago. The top photo shows a load of logs cut near Haralson about 1948. The 1946 model truck was purchased by the late G.W. Skinner…
Old County Jail
This view of the old Coweta County jail building on East Broad Street is from a small album entitled "Sixteen Views of Newnan, Ga.," which was published by the J.F. Lee Drug Co. in Newnan. The album was given to Mrs. Mary Parks by Mrs. Earlie Mae…
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,…
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…
THIS POSTCARD SCENE
This Postcard Scene
This postcard scene is from by-gone days on the main street in Grantville. Notice the goat cart in the center of the photograph. The card was an advertisement for Tatum Drug and Seed Store.
GETTING AN EDUCATION IN 1910
This group of students studied at the Moreland School about 1910. In this photo are, from left, front, Rebecca Evans, Lois Young, Clarence Polk and Paul Wilson; second row, Janice Puckett, Pearl Haynes, Ralph Webb, Sam Rollins, Ralph Camp, Sallie Kat…
A Gentleman Caller Comes A Courtin'
This gentleman and young lady are perched in a horse-drawn buggy in downtown Sharpsburg in the early 1900s. Seated in the buggy are W.B North and Polly Bridges. They are in front of the house of Mrs. Mary Bridges on the southeast corner of Terrentine…
Ray Park Pavilion
This pavilion stood at Ray Park. The recreational spot was presented to the City of Newnan in February 1891 by Lavender R. Ray in honor of his father, John Ray, a pioneer citizen. The pavilion was located on Spring Street across from the end of…
Academy was on Duncan Street
This group of students composed a graduating class of McClelland Academy, which was located in Newnan across from the current swimming pool on Duncan Street. The academy was a school for black children sponsored by the Presbyterian Church. The…
BASKETBALL OF DAYS GONE BY
This group of young women basketball players is the first girls team at the old Starr High School in the Sharpsburg-Turin area in 1922. In the photo are, left to right, front, Mary Bridge (Asbel), Lila Hardy, Ruth Christopher (Evans), Mildred Bailey…
Old-Time Baptism
These people are taking part in a Baptism by Elim Baptist Church at Wayland Lyle's pond in 1944. The Rev. Glen Waldrop was pastor at the time. Some of the people have been identified in the photo. From left are, unidentified, unidentified, Beulah…
Mill Workers
These faces from Coweta County's past are employees of the old Newnan Mill photographed in 1916. Among the cotton mill workers are Miss Nettie Crawford, front, far right; and Miss Hattie Crawford, back, far right. Names of the other workers are being…
A GROUP OF YOUNG GENTLEMEN
A group of young gentlemen pose in front of Joe Wynn's store in downtown Sharpsburg about 1912. In the photo are left to right, front, Richard Ingram and Rex Brown; middle row, Alvin Ingram and Alton Royonton; and back, Lehmann Hudson and Roy…
COWETA CITIZENS OF THE 1890'S
These Coweta County citizens of the 1890's are the ancestors of quite a number of present-day Coweta County residents. This group photograph includes, from left, front, Amelia Smith Sewell, Jaspar Newton Sewell with Curtis Jones being the young boy…
BRANTLEY INSTITUTE, SENOIA
These young people are graduates in the "Class of '38" from Brantley Institute in Senoia. Included are, from left, front, Christine Thompson, Harold Roesel, Frances Nations, Bernice Morgan, Reba Cooper, Henry Couch, Mary Emily Shell, Hiram Todd, Jr.,…
CELEBRATING NEWNAN'S CENTENNIAL
Newnan's Centennial Parade in 1927 was the occassion. Adorning a float representing Boone's Department Store (which was located in the Belk building) are, left to right, Emily Johnson (Mrs. Cliff Matthews of Houston, Texas), Emory Caldwell, the late…
SENOIA SCHOOL STUDENTS
This photograph of a groupd of Senoia School students from 1923 or 1924 has been submitted by two different people, Coweta County resident Mrs. Montine Caldwell, whose husband is in the group, and by Mrs. Robert C. NeSmith of Raleigh, North Carolina.…
YOUNG LADIES IN TURIN
These are two young ladies of Turin, Ga., in about 1895.Annie Lizzie North is seated, and Minnie Hunter is standing.
NEWNAN HIGH SCENIOR, 1921
These young ladies are from the graduating class of Newnan High School in 1921. Among those shown are Mary Stallings, Lucille Lovorn (Lane), Edna Bailey, Ola Mooney, Elsie Ragland (Taylor), Ruth Starr, Callie Reynolds (Bowers), Annie Clifford Grimes…
A MAN AND HIS HORN
Gayle North was a member of the Sharpsburg Band in 1886, playing cornet. Other member included Ed Pittman, base honr; Bob North, drum; Dub Bridges, J.D. Norris; and M.H. Norris.