- Collection:
- Vanishing Georgia
- Title:
- [Photograph of Florence Martus, Chatham County, Georgia, ca. 1930]
- Date of Original:
- 1930
- Subject:
- Portraits--Georgia--Chatham County
Cities and towns--Georgia--Chatham County - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Chatham County, 31.97402, -81.09243
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Chatham County, ca. 1930. Florence Martus (1868-1943) was known as "The Waving Girl." She lived with her brother, the lighthouse keeper, on Elba Island, which is located in Savannah River just below Savannah. For 44 years (1887-1931) she waved to ships arriving and departing Savannah. In the daytime she used a handkerchief and at night a lantern.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_vang_ctm030
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/vang/do:ctm030
- Rights Holder:
- Held by Georgia Archives, 5800 Jonesboro Road, Morrow, GA 30260.
Contact repository re: reproduction and usage. - Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Holding Institution:
- Georgia Archives
- Rights:
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