- Collection:
- Atlanta History Photograph Collection
- Title:
- J. J. Williamson
- Creator:
- Price, Francis E., -1928
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Kenan Research Center
- Date of Original:
- 1920-11-03
- Subject:
- Railroad cars--1920-1930
Railroad companies--Georgia--Atlanta
Railroad locomotives--1920-1930
Cotton
Cotton industry--Georgia--Atlanta
Business and finance--Georgia--Atlanta - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- A train containing cotton owned by J. J. Williamson leaving Inman Yards in Atlanta, Georgia.
J.J. Williamson Cotton; Inman Yards; New England Mills; Georgia cotton; cotton industry
James J. Williamson (1875-1945) was an Atlanta cotton broker. He operated two cotton companies, J. J. Williamson & Co. and Williamson Products Company, as well as J. J. Williamson & Sons, a farm and city real estate company. He was also a senior member of Williamson, Inman & Company, one of the south’s largest brokerage firms. He married Ludie R. Williamson (1881-1931) and they had three children: James M. (1902-1974); William Benton (1904-1968); and Thelma M. (1910-1963). - Local Identifier:
- VIS 170.4281.001
ahc1704281001.jpg - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/athpc/id/1600
- Additional Rights Information:
- This material is protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U.S Code) Permission for use must be cleared through The Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required.
- Extent:
- 2 1/2 x 8 in.
- Original Collection:
- Atlanta History Photograph Collection
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
-
