- Collection:
- Vanishing Georgia
- Title:
- [Photograph of men starting a fire to make tar, Mountain City, Rabun County, Georgia, ca. 1970]
- Date of Original:
- 1970
- Subject:
- Tar--Georgia--Mountain City
Children--Georgia--Mountain City
Business--Georgia--Mountain City
Education--Georgia--Mountain City - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Rabun County, Mountain City, 34.91815, -83.38544
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Mountain City, ca. 1970. Terry (with hat)and Joseph Dickerson starting a fire under an iron pot while students watch. This is part of the process in making tar from pine knots. The site is the headquarters of the Foxfire Fund, Inc. The Foxfire learning concept began in 1966 with the founding of Foxfire, a monthly magazine published by public school students in Rabun County. It has expanded over the years to include a variety of projects in which students discover, document, and preserve their cultural heritage.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_vang_rab088
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/vang/do:rab088
- 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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