United States, Georgia, Cobb County, Smyrna, 33.88399, -84.514381953In 1953, a committee put together a scrapbook for Smyrna's application to the "Better Home Town" Award organized by Georgia Power. The contest, designed to promote and encourage development in Georgia's smaller cities, required applicants to create a scrapbook showcasing their town and its attributes. The scrapbook includes photographs, newspaper clippings, event programs, and typed committee reports that summarized the following topics: municipal development, beautification, education, business and industry, advertising and publicity, religious welfare, recreation, health and sanitation, transportation, civic activities, and youth.image/jp2enghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/City promotion--Georgia--SmyrnaPlace marketing--Georgia--SmyrnaCompetitions--Georgia--SmyrnaMunicipal government--Public relations--Georgia--SmyrnaEconomic development projects--Georgia--SmyrnaSmyrna (Ga.)--HistoryCommerce--Georgia--Smyrna1953 Smyrna scrapbookText