- Collection:
- Georgia State Fair, Macon, 1886-1960
- Title:
- Photograph of the Colquitt County parade float at the Georgia State Fair, Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, 1950-1959?
- Date of Original:
- 1950/1959
- Subject:
- Georgia State Fair
Agricultural exhibitions--Georgia--Macon
Parade floats--Georgia--Macon
Windows--Georgia--Macon
Trailers--Georgia--Macon
Building, Brick--Georgia--Macon
Place marketing--Georgia--Colquitt County
African Americans in popular culture--Georgia - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Bibb County, Macon, 32.84069, -83.6324
United States, Georgia, Colquitt County, 31.18839, -83.76885 - Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- A photograph of the Colquitt County parade float at the Georgia State Fair, Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, sometime in the 1950s. The float consists of "Uncle Amos" and a "talking" bull. The bull is rigged to play music and "talk" about Colquitt County. The original version of the talking bull was created by W.E. Aycock in 1915. Written on the back of the photograph: "The Famous Colquitt County Talking Bull and 'Uncle Amos' his caretaker."
A project of the Digital Library of Georgia in association with the Middle Georgia Archives 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. - Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_gsfr_gsf134
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_gsfr_gsf134#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_gsfr_gsf134/presentation/manifest.json
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: [title of item], Georgia State Fair Records, 1906-, Middle Georgia Archives, presented in the Digital Library of Georgia.
- Original Collection:
- Photograph held by the Middle Georgia Archives, Washington Memorial Library, Georgia State Fair Records, 1906-, box 12, folder 117, photograph "Uncle Amos and 'Famous' Colquitt County Talking Bull Float."
- Holding Institution:
- Washington Memorial Library, Middle Georgia Regional Library
- Rights:
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