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Wreck of the Old 97
The Wreck of Old 97 at Stillhouse Trestle near Danville, Virginia, 1903. The photograph is believed to have been taken a few days after the occurrence of the wreck as the locomotive, Southern Railway 1102, which had overturned, has been righted.
Stone Mountain, 1934. Members of the Ku Klux Klan participate in a night rally
Black and White photo of a Ku Klux Klan rally in 1934 at Stone Mountain
Jackson Herald
A newspaper page that has an article about presidential candidate Oscar Underwood going over how he was "southern" due to his sympathies towards the South.
The North Georgian
Democrats from across the state are protesting the action of pulling Holder out of the race for governor. They claim he is a "good, loyal democrat" and bring up his farmer, southern background.
Bourbonism in Georgia
This source goes through the history of Georgia, including the "bourbon Triumvirate"
Valdosta, Oct. 10, 1922. Members of the Valdosta Ku Klux Klan participate in an open air ceremony held at night. Note the burning cross.
Ku Klux Klan members gather for a ceremony with a burning cross in Valdosta, Georgia.
Atlanta, ca. 1904. View of Marietta Street. Note the electric streetcars. The monument in the middle of the street may be the one erected in 1891 to Henry W. Grady.
Picture of Marietta Street where one can see the monument to Henry Grady.
Postcard: "Why I Hate the Liquor Traffic"
A postcard with a poem by J. Frank Hanley, governor of Indiana advocating for the Temperance movement
Georgia Reports Vol. 76, Beck vs The State of Georgia
An excerpt from the Georgia Reports Vol. 76 detailing Eugene Beck's appeal to the Georgia Supreme Court on the basis of insanity
Government Officers Destroy an Illicit Moonshine Still
The photograph shows government officials destroying a moonshine still