- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Cason and Virginia Callaway
- Date of Original:
- 1930/1939
- Subject:
- Businessmen--Georgia--Pine Mountain
Businesspeople--Georgia--Pine Mountain
Men--Georgia--Pine Mountain
Women--Georgia--Pine Mountain
Textile manufacturers--Georgia--Pine Mountain
Trees--Georgia--Pine Mountain
Horticulturists--Georgia--Pine Mountain
Benches--Georgia--Pine Mountain
Shrubs--Georgia--Pine Mountain
Gardens--Georgia--Pine Mountain
Callaway, Virginia Hand
Callaway, Cason J. (Cason Jewell), 1894-1961 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Harris County, Pine Mountain, 32.86485, -84.8541
- Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- In 1930 Cason and Virginia Callaway purchased 2,500 acres of land in Harris County upon which a number of indigenous flowering plants, including the plumleaf azalea, grew. The couple developed the land, and in 1952 they opened the Ida Cason Gardens (later Callaway Gardens) to the public.
Photograph of Cason and Virginia Callaway. Cason Callaway leans against a tree, and Virginia Callaway sits on a bench in front of a bush. They look to the right.
In 1930 Cason and Virginia Callaway purchased 2,500 acres of land in Harris County, Georgia upon which a number of indigenous flowering plants, including the plumleaf azalea, grew. The couple developed the land, and in 1952 they opened the Ida Cason Gardens (later Callaway Gardens) to the public. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/sports-outdoor-recreation/callaway-gardens/m-9320/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of Callaway Gardens
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/callaway-family
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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