Vanishing Georgia
The Vanishing Georgia Photographic Collection of almost 18,000 images is the result of a Georgia Archives project begun in the mid-1970s to locate and copy historically significant photographs held by individuals throughout Georgia. A National Endowment for the Humanities grant supported an expansion of the project from 1977-1979, and images continued to be added to the collection until 1996.
Caution: This site includes historical images and accompanying materials that may contain offensive language or negative stereotypes reflecting the culture or language of a particular period or place. These items are presented as part of the historical record. Please be aware before entering the site that some of the images may be disturbing.
The Georgia Archives would like to thank the Digital Library of Georgia for their partnership in scanning and indexing these records.
Usage Note: Users may download the images for personal or educational use - students may include images in reports, for instance, and teachers may use the images in the classroom - if the following credit line is included with the image: Courtesy of the Georgia Archives. Each image has a "Cite as" field in the Document Description. Users can form a complete citation by adding the identifier for the image.
Copyright and Publication: Publication and other commercial uses require written permission and the payment of a use fee. For further information, contact describe@sos.state.ga.us. This address is for permission and payment questions only. Please address general reference questions to Ask an Archivist. Any reference questions submitted to describe@sos.state.ga.us will not receive a response.
This collection was completed and launched in September 2008.
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