- Collection:
- Vanishing Georgia
- Title:
- Driving Rodeo, Thomson, Georgia. April 1953
- Creator:
- Herndon, C.W.
- Date of Original:
- 1953
- Subject:
- Barbecue cookery--Georgia--Thomson
Special events--Georgia--Thomson
Cities and towns--Georgia--Thomson
Talmadge, Herman E. (Herman Eugene), 1913- - Location:
- United States, Georgia, McDuffie County, Thomson, 33.47069, -82.50457
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Thomson, April 1953. Participant in the Teenage Drivers' Rodeo maneuvers his automobile along Main Street in front of Thomson High School. Members of Post 25, Georgia State Patrol located north of Thomson on Georgia Highway 17 can be seen assisting with the events. A parade had preceded this activity. Governor Herman E. Talmadge was on hand to address the crowd that turned out and later in the day a barbecue was held on the school's athletic field.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_vang_mcd173
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/vang/do:mcd173
- 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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