- Collection:
- Vanishing Georgia
- Title:
- [Photograph of a group of riders on horseback at field trials, Waynesboro, Burke County, Georgia, ca. 1950]
- Date of Original:
- 1950
- Subject:
- Recreations--Georgia--Waynesboro
Horses--Georgia--Waynesboro
Cobb, Ty, 1886-1961 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Burke County, Waynesboro, 33.08987, -82.01567
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Waynesboro, ca. 1950. Group of riders in horseback poses for a photograph at the field trials. Waynesboro became famous for being the "Bird Dog Capital of the World". The fourth man from the left (wearing the cap) is Tyrus "Ty" Raymond Cobb (1886-1951). He was a professional baseball player for 22 years played for the Detroit Tigers of the American League.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_vang_bur079
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/vang/do:bur079
- Additional Rights Information:
- Held by Georgia Archives, 5800 Jonesboro Road, Morrow, GA 30260.
Contact repository re: reproduction and usage. - Holding Institution:
- Georgia Archives
- Rights:
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