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Georgia Power Better Home Town Contest Scrapbooks, Sylvester, Georgia
Four Better Home Town scrapbooks from the years 1949, 1951, 1952, and 1953-54, that were compiled by residents of Sylvester who volunteered for Georgia Power's "Better Home Town" contest committees. The contest, designed to promote and encourage development in Georgia's smaller cities, includes photographs, newspaper clippings, event programs, and typed committee reports that were created by volunteer-led groups on topics such as education, health, agriculture, civic organizations, infrastructure, tourism, homes, and businesses.
More About This Collection
Contributor to Resource
Luke, Gus
Date of Original
1949/1954
Subject
Scrapbooks--Georgia--Sylvester
Education--Georgia--Sylvester
Youth--Georgia--Sylvester
Industry--Georgia--Sylvester
Housing--Georgia--Sylvester
Religion--Georgia--Sylvester
City Development--Georgia--Sylvester
City promotion--Georgia--Sylvester
Place marketing--Georgia--Sylvester
Competitions--Georgia--Sylvester
Municipal government--Public relations--Georgia--Sylvester
Economic development projects--Georgia--Sylvester
Commerce--Georgia--Sylvester
Sylvester (Ga.)--History
Location
United States, Georgia, Worth County, 31.55151, -83.85088
United States, Georgia, Worth County, Sylvester, 31.53092, -83.83693
Medium
scrapbooks
Type
Text
Dcterms Format
image/jp2
image/jpeg
application/pdf
Description
Four Better Home Town scrapbooks from the years 1949, 1951, 1952, and 1953-54, that were compiled by residents of Sylvester who volunteered for Georgia Power's "Better Home Town" contest committees. Each committee selected a category to gather the data, take photographs, and arrange the scrapbook into sections by pasting newspaper articles and photos. The contest, designed to promote and encourage development in Georgia's smaller cities, required applicants to create a scrapbook showcasing their town and its attributes. The scrapbook includes photographs, newspaper clippings, event programs, and typed committee reports.
Language
eng
Holding Institution
Sylvester-Margaret Jones Library
Rights
