1935 Augusta Bi-Centinnial Parade Float

Float for the 1935 Bi-centennial of Augusta, GA. The float was sponsored by the Junior Order of American Mechanics and their ladies auxillary, The Daughters of America. The photo was taken on Greene St, Augusta. The only identified persons are the soldier standing with the rifle is John Hogan Murray. The white haired lady with no hat, on the left under the flag is his mother, Mattie Murray. The little girl in the middle of the three small girls on the left is Martha Krewson.

Submitted by Liz Nash

Allen Park 1900-1914

Turn-of-the-twentieth century postcard image depicting a bridge in Allen Park in Augusta, Georgia. Sutherland Mills appears in the background of the image. Allen Park was one of several city parks to be opened along the Augusta Canal during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Located at the northeast corner of Fifteenth Street and May Avenue, Allen Park was frequented by the families of nearby factory and mill workers.

Front of postcard: "Hand-Colored."

Original postcard scanned and described by the Digital Library of Georgia as a part of Georgia HomePLACE: an initiative of the Georgia Public Library Service and GALILEO