- Collection:
- Hall County Georgia Historical Photograph Collection
- Title:
- Candler Horse Guards in front of the Gainesville City Hall
- Date of Original:
- 1900/1936
- Subject:
- Horsemen and horsewomen--Georgia--Gainesville
Horsemen and horsewomen--Georgia--Hall County
Cavalry horses--Georgia--Gainesville
Cavalry horses--Georgia--Hall County
Working animals--Georgia--Gainesville
Working animals--Georgia--Hall County
Thomas, W.C.
Candler Horse Guards (Gainesville, Ga.)
City Hall (Gainesville, Ga.)
Military service, Voluntary--Georgia--Gainesville
Military service, Voluntary--Georgia--Hall County - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Hall County, Gainesville, 34.29788, -83.82407
- Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Candler Horse Guards in front of the Gainesville City Hall. A rare photo of the Candler Horse Guards in the days of their glory. Captain W. C. Thomas is shown astride his mount in the forefront. This was Gainesville's first military organization. The photo was taken in front of Gainesville's City Hall, which was located on the corner of Main Street and Broad Street. The City Hall was erected in 1899 and destroyed by the Tornado of 1936.
Caption: "Hall County Library Photo Collection (0334) Gainesville, Georgia."
Digitized by: Digital Techniques, Inc.
Electronic version made available through a federal Library Services and Technology Act Grant and Georgia Public Library Services. - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:hall_hchp_0334
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/hall/hchp/do:0334
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: [Name of photograph], Hall County, Georgia historical photograph collection, Hall County Library System.
- Extent:
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 25 x 16 cm.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of: Hall County, Georgia historical photograph collection.
- Holding Institution:
- Hall County Library System (Ga.)
- Rights:
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