- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Fuller E. Callaway Jr.
- Date of Original:
- 1870/1928
- Subject:
- Businessmen--Georgia--LaGrange
Entrepreneurship--Georgia--LaGrange
Men--Georgia--LaGrange
Industrialists--Georgia--LaGrange
Bankers--Georgia--LaGrange
Businesspeople--Georgia--LaGrange - People:
- Callaway, Fuller Earle, 1870-1928
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Troup County, 33.03351, -85.02834
United States, Georgia, Troup County, LaGrange, 33.03929, -85.03133 - Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Fuller E. Callaway Jr. founded the Callaway Community Foundation, which offered charitable assistance to the employees of the Callaway Mills, in 1943. Today the Callaway Foundation offers grants for a variety of projects around Georgia, particularly in the LaGrange area.
Portrait of Fuller E. Callaway. He wears a suit and faces left. A self-made businessman and native of Troup County, Georgia, Callaway displayed an entrepreneurial spirit at a young age. The son of a minister, Callaway grew up to become a successful manufacturer and banker with diverse commercial interests and a reputation for generosity and moral leadership. In 1895 Callaway invested in LaGrange, Georgia's first modern textile mill. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/business-economy/callaway-foundation/m-8689/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of Callaway Educational Association Photo Collection, Troup County Archives, LaGrange
Courtesy of Troup County Archives, LaGrange - Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/business-economy/callaway-foundation
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia
Callaway Educational Association Photo Collection - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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