- Collection:
- Vanishing Georgia
- Title:
- [Photograph of construction of a new wing onto Caroline Hall, Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia, 192-?]
- Creator:
- T.E. Waters (Albany, Ga.)
- Date of Original:
- 1920/1929
- Subject:
- African American universities and colleges--Georgia--Albany
African Americans--Georgia--Albany
Architecture--Georgia--Albany
Education--Georgia--Albany
Georgia Normal and Agricultural College, Albany--Buildings - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Dougherty County, Albany, 31.57851, -84.15574
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Albany, 192-? Construction of a new wing onto Caroline Hall on the campus of what is now called Albany State College. It was founded in 1903 by Joesph Winthrop Holley and was called Albany Bible and Manual Training Institution. It was for the education of blacks. In 1917 the state began to make appropriations to the school, which gradually increased over the years. This institution had several names until 1943 when its name became Albany State College.
The photograph was taken by T.E. Waters, who was of 319 Broad St., Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia, at the time the photograph was taken.
2003/02/07: Albany State College has been known as Albany State University since 1996. Other names include Albany Bible and Manual Institute (1903-1917) and Georgia Normal and Agricultural College, Albany (1917-1943). - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_vang_dgh126
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/vang/do:dgh126
- 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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