- Collection:
- "Thar's gold in them thar hills": Gold and Gold Mining in Georgia, 1830s-1940s
- Title:
- Etowah River, near Auraria, Ga., [1904-1918?]
- Date of Original:
- 1904/1918
- Subject:
- Etowah River (Ga.)
Rivers--Georgia
Gold dredging--Georgia--Lumpkin County
Gold mines and mining--Georgia--Lumpkin County
Forests and forestry--Georgia--Lumpkin County - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Floyd County, Etowah River, 34.25398, -85.17662
United States, Georgia, Lumpkin County, Auraria, 34.47454, -84.02324 - Medium:
- picture postcards
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Postcard showing the Etowah River, near Auraria, Ga. Miners would dredge the Etowah River for gold. The stampbox markings on the verso of the postcard suggest the postcard dates from between 1904 and 1918.
A project of the Digital Library of Georgia in association with the Lumpkin County Library, Chestatee Regional Library System as part of Georgia HomePLACE. This project is supported with federal LSTA funds administered by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Georgia Public Library Service, a unit of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia. - Local Identifier:
- gcd09
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/dahl/id:gcd09
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_dahl_gcd09
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_dahl_gcd09/presentation/manifest.json
- Extent:
- 1 postcard
- Original Collection:
- Manuscript held by the Chestatee Regional Library System, Lumpkin County Branch.
- Holding Institution:
- Lumpkin County Library
- Rights:
-
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[ Note: Serene postcard view of the Etowah River snaking through the forest.; ETOWAH RIVER NEAR AURARIA, GA [GEORGIA]. ]