- Collection:
- Vanishing Georgia
- Title:
- [Photograph of members of the William A. Cook family, Baldwin County, Georgia, ca. 1890]
- Date of Original:
- 1890
- Subject:
- Houses--Georgia--Baldwin County
Agriculture--Georgia--Baldwin County
Cotton--Georgia--Baldwin County
Cotton gins and ginning--Georgia--Baldwin County
Women--Georgia--Baldwin County
Architecture--Georgia--Baldwin County
Costume--Georgia--Baldwin County
Domestic life--Georgia--Baldwin County
Portraits--Georgia--Baldwin County - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Baldwin County, 33.06928, -83.24959
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- "Baldwin County, ca. 1890. Members of the William A. Cook family are shown in front of their home located 6 miles from Milledgeville in Baldwin County. William Cook farmed 600 acres with two cotton gins on the property and was locally known as an innovative farmer for his progressive cotton farming techniques. The original house on this site was spared destruction by Sherman's troops during the Civil War only to accidentally burn shortly after the close of the war. This house is still standing, is presently called "Fox Hollow." The people portrayed are identified as follows:(Left to right) Emma G. Cook (b. 10/2/1856 d. 10/16/1952), William A. Cook (b. 10/24/1854 d. 8/13/1934), Annie Elizabeth Cook (b. 8/8/1881 d. 5/13/1972). Willie Gertrude Cook (b. 4/17/1884 d. 1/1/1967), "Grandma" Cook (mother of William A. Cook), Fannie Clyde Cook (b. 2/22/1884 d. 6/17/1976), Alice Valeria Cook (b. 4/4/1883 d. 7/28/1965), Mattie Luie Cook (b. 9/20/1879 d. 10/28/1974)."--from field notes
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_vang_bal183-92
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/vang/do:bal183-92
- Rights Holder:
- Held by Georgia Archives, 5800 Jonesboro Road, Morrow, GA 30260.
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- Holding Institution:
- Georgia Archives
- Rights:
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