United States, Georgia, DeKalb County, Decatur, 33.77483, -84.29631Wilson, Bill (William Bryan), 1914-19931948View of orphaned children at the United Methodist Children's Home in Decatur, Georgia waiting by the school bus stop.The United Methodist Children's Home was founded in 1871 by the North Georgia Methodist Conference and was the first orphanage opened by the Methodist Episcopal Church. Its' original location was on a farm in Norcross, Georgia but in 1873 the orphanage was moved to a smaller location in Decatur. The orphanage is still in use serving nearly 3,000 children each year.image/jpegVIS 99.214.18ahc099214018a.jpghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Bill Wilson Photographs, Atlanta History CenterOrphans--Georgia--DecaturChildren--1940-1950Children--Clothing and dressBus stops--Georgia--DecaturSchool children--Georgia--DecaturUnited Methodist Children's Home (Decatur, Ga.)United Methodist Children's HomeStillImage