- Collection:
- Vanishing Georgia
- Title:
- [Photograph of men loading bauxite ore into tram, Hermitage, Floyd County, Georgia, 189-]
- Date of Original:
- 1890/1899
- Subject:
- Business--Georgia--Hermitage
Transportation--Georgia--Hermitage - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Floyd County, Hermitage, 34.32565, -85.0655
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Hermitage, ca. 1890s. Men loading bauxite ore into tram at bauxite mine. The first discovery of bauxite in North America was made at Hermitage in 1887 by James Holland. For many years this section of Georgia provided a large part of the domestic supply of bauxite.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_vang_flo111
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/vang/do:flo111
- 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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