- Collection:
- Vanishing Georgia
- Title:
- Civic Center Dedicated March 1938 by President Roosevelt
- Creator:
- Hardy, J. M.
- Date of Original:
- 1938
- Subject:
- Georgia--Politics and government--Gainesville
Special events--Georgia--Gainesville
Cities and towns--Georgia--Gainesville - People:
- Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Hall County, Gainesville, 34.29788, -83.82407
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Gainesville, March 23, 1938. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt speaking at the dedication of the Civic Center. The city had been devastated by a tornado which struck it April 6, 1936. Several days later Roosevelt had made a train stop in the city to confer with city officials as to recovery progress and what further assistance was needed. After the city had completed its reconstruction, it invited him back. The courthouse square was named Roosevelt square and a monument was unveiled in his honor.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_vang_hal218
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/vang/do:hal218
- Rights Holder:
- Held by Georgia Archives, 5800 Jonesboro Road, Morrow, GA 30260.
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- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Holding Institution:
- Georgia Archives
- Rights:
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