- Collection:
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographs
- Title:
- Aycock Family (Moultrie, Georgia) in their White Steamer automobile, Atlanta, Georgia, 1909.
- Creator:
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- Date of Original:
- 1909
- Subject:
- Automobiles, Steam
White steamer automobile - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, 33.79025, -84.46702
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798 - Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jp2
- Description:
- Typescript label attached to print verso: "children rear, l to r -- Mrs. Harry Davis, 250 Moreland Ave., NE, Mrs. Louise Furman, Moultrie, Dick Aycock, Moultrie. Front, W.E. Aycock Sr., father, W.E. (Billy) Aycock Jr., Moultrie, Mrs. W.E. Aycock (deceased.) Mr. Aycock writes 'The picture of our family in the White Steamer was made in front of Trinity Church, South Pryor St., by the Atlanta Journal and printed in the Journal in fall of 1909. We were visiting your mother's aunt, Mrs. L.P. Grant, on Killian St. near Grant Park. I entered this car in the N.Y. Herald-Atlanta Journal dedicatory tour over the National Highway from N.Y. to Atlanta in Oct., 1909, and made a perfect score. My car being No. 7, meaning the seventh entry in that first long distance auto tour in the nation. We were living at Aycock, Fla. at the time, where I was president of the Aycock Lumber Co., manufacturing yellow pine lumber. Shortly after this picture was made, we moved back to Moultrie. Submitted by Mrs. Davis." Newspaper captions: "This car took part in Journal's 1909 National Highway Tour. W.E. Aycock's White Steamer completed nation's 1st long-distance auto tour." (date-stamped "Oct 26 1958") and "White Steamer in front of Trinity Church. In the front seat of this White Steamer automobile parked in front of Trinity CHurch on South Pryor St. are W.E. Aycock, W.E. (Billy) Aycock Jr. and Mrs. W.E. Aycock (deceased). In the back seat with their nurse (left to right) are babies who today are Mrs. Hamp Davis, 250 Moreland Ave., NE; Mrs. Louise Furman, Moultrie, and Dick Aycock, of Moultrie. "The picture of our family...[quote same as above] The picture was submitted by Mrs. Davis. She will receive $5."
- Metadata URL:
- http://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ajc/id/2530
- IIIF manifest:
- https://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/iiif/2/ajc:2530/manifest.json
- Additional Rights Information:
- This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. In addition, no permission is required from the rights-holder(s) for educational uses. For other uses, you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: AJCP142-021h, Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographic Archives. Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library.
- Original Collection:
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographic Archive
- Holding Institution:
- Georgia State University. Special Collections
- Rights:
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