- Collection:
- Kenneth Rogers Photograph Collection
- Title:
- Dedication of buildings in the City of Gainesville Georgia
- Creator:
- Rogers, Kenneth, 1907-1989
- Date of Original:
- 1938-03-23
- Subject:
- Dedications--Georgia--Gainesville
Artillery (Weaponry)--1930-1940--Georgia--Gainesville
Cannons--Georgia--Gainesville
Military uniforms--1930-1940--United States - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Hall County, Gainesville, 34.29788, -83.82407
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- View of unidentified men in uniform with artillery cannons during a ceremony for the dedication of public buildings in Gainesville, Georgia that were destroyed during a tornado in 1936
Located in 50 miles northeast of Atlanta in Hall County, Gainesville was chartered in 1821. Known initially as Mule Camp Springs, the town was renamed in honor of General Edmund Pendleton Gaines, a hero of the War of 1812 who held a command in Georgia during the ensuing struggles with the Creek Indians. Gainesville grew with the discovery of gold in nearby Dahlonega, and was known as a resort town by the early 20th-century. A devastating tornado hit the town in April of 1936, killing more than 200 people. The town became the site of substantial poultry business in the 1930s. Growth in later decades was fostered through public power, educational, financial, and cultural attractions. - Local Identifier:
- VIS 82.46.39
ahc082046039a.jpg - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/Rogers/id/167
- Extent:
- 4 x 5 in. black and white negative
- Original Collection:
- Kenneth Rogers Photographs, Atlanta History Center
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
-
