- Collection:
- Vanishing Georgia
- Title:
- [Photograph of a group of people about to be baptized, Whitfield County, Georgia, ca. 1912]
- Date of Original:
- 1912
- Subject:
- Baptism
Portraits--Georgia--Whitfield County
Whitfield County (Ga.)--Religion - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Whitfield County, 34.80561, -84.96722
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Whitfield County, ca. 1912. Group of people about to be baptized by Rev. Charlie Maples of the Antioch Baptist Church. The baptisms were to take place in Drowning Bear Creek, named for a Cherokee Indian who once lived in this area. The church was located in the southeast part of the county. Rev. Maples is seen at far left and is wearing a tie.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_vang_wtf035
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/vang/do:wtf035
- Additional Rights Information:
- Held by Georgia Archives, 5800 Jonesboro Road, Morrow, GA 30260.
Contact repository re: reproduction and usage. - Holding Institution:
- Georgia Archives
- Rights:
-
