- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- W. C. Bradley
- Date of Original:
- 1863/1947
- Subject:
- Businessmen--Georgia--Columbus
Businesspeople--Georgia--Columbus
Philanthropists--Georgia--Columbus
Bankers--Georgia--Columbus
Capitalists and financiers--Georgia--Columbus
W.C. Bradley Co.
Bradley, W. C. (William Clark), 1863-1947 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Muscogee County, Columbus, 32.46098, -84.98771
- Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- During the Great Depression, W. C. Bradley, a Columbus businessman, operated his mills at a loss to avoid laying off workers. Many businesses and residents around the state also extended helping hands to others during the extended economic crisis.
Photograph of W. C. Bradley, a Columbus, Georgia businessman and philanthropist. He wears round eyeglasses and a suit. He faces forward.
Bradley established Columbus Bank and Trust and the W. C. Bradley Company in the late nineteenth century. In 1919 he joined a group of investors in the purchase of Coca-Cola, and in 1943 he founded the W. C. and Sarah H. Bradley Foundation. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/great-depression/m-10100/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of Synovus
- Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/great-depression
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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