- Collection:
- Bill Wilson Photographs, 1938-1979, undated
- Title:
- Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge
- Creator:
- Wilson, Bill (William Bryan), 1914-1993
- Date of Original:
- 1949
- Subject:
- National parks and reserves--Georgia
Wildlife conservation--Georgia
Wetlands--Georgia
Forests--Georgia
Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Ware County, 31.05363, -82.42368
United States, Georgia, Ware County, Okefenokee Swamp, 30.6668928, -82.3331791 - Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- View of the Okefenokee Swamp in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in Georgia.
The Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge was formed in 1937 with the purpose of protecting the Okefenokee Swamp. Okefenokee translates from Native American as "Land of the trembling earth," the swamp covers 438,000 acres over both Georgia and a small part of Florida, mostly lying in Georgia's Ware and Charlton Counties. The Okefenokee Swamp Park was formally opened in 1946. - Local Identifier:
- VIS 99.399.03
ahc099399003a.jpg - Metadata URL:
- https://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/digital/collection/Wilson/id/1459
- IIIF manifest:
- https://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/iiif/2/Wilson:1459/manifest.json
- 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:
- 4 x 5 in. black and white negative
- Original Collection:
- Bill Wilson Photographs, Atlanta History Center
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
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