- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Augustin Smith Clayton
- Publisher:
- Georgia Photo File, Neg. 117, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, GA
- Date of Original:
- 1783/1839
- Subject:
- Businessmen--Georgia--Athens
Textile industry--Georgia--Athens
Cotton textile industry--Georgia--Athens
Men--Georgia--Athens
Legislators--United States
Lawyers--Georgia--Athens
Businesspeople--Georgia--Athens
Clayton, Augustin S. (Augustin Smith), 1783-1839 - People:
- Clayton, Augustin S. (Augustin Smith), 1783-1839
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Clarke County, Athens, 33.96095, -83.37794
- Medium:
- paintings (visual works)
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- At the end of the 1820s Augustin Smith Clayton of Athens constructed a cotton mill near his hometown, hoping to prove the protective tariff that subsidized northern industry at the expense of southerners unnecessary.
Image of a painting of Augustin Clayton. He is depicted in a suit and white shirt with a high collar. At the end of the 1820s, Clayton, a lawyer who lived in Athens, Georgia, constructed a cotton mill near his hometown, hoping to prove the protective tariff that subsidized northern industry at the expense of southerners unnecessary. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/augustin-smith-clayton-1783-1839/m-2336/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries
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Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries - Original Collection:
- Georgia Photo File, Neg. 117, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, GA
http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/antebellum-industrialization
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia
Georgia Photo File - Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
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