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TCP gardener joe postcard.jpg
GC-1C Photo by Bayard Wootten
"Old Black Joe"
The Gardener at the House by the Road
Ashburn, Georgia

TCP gardener joe postcard.jpg
Script:
Yes it is hot in Ashburn I am a thinking of papa and mama to night I if & could see your all would be glad. wish you could come & have some good times but think of my papa & mama.
E.T.G

Addressed to:
Mr. S.E. Wright
Acworth, GA
Rt.…

TCP smith's restaurant.jpg
2-T-394

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Script:
Helo Papa how are you I am all OK and hope you are the Same I would've written you sooner but I have been so busy & haven't had time.
Homer

Addressed to:
Mr. S.E. Wright
Acworth GA
Rt. #3

Post Office Stamp:
Ashburn, GA
Sept 2,…

An Old Colonial Southern Home - Greetings from Ashburn, GA - postcard front.tif
OA3052

Script:
Ashburn, Ga. - April 14, 1940

Isn't this a beautiful old home! Just a few house from where we are this [unknown]. We have had and are having a very pleasant trip. Down the Atlantic Coast to Miami - [unknown] to St. Petersburg &…

City Light and Water Plant - Ashburn, GA - postcard front.tif
Script:
How are you enjoying life In New York town
I am now stationed at Rebecca, GA about 14 miles from Ashburn Ga
Very Respectfully
John B Cason
6/19/14

Addressed To:
Mrs. Jennie Reddall
277-W-11 Street
New York City, USA

Post…

Castle Turner - Postcard front.tif
December 29, 1913

[unknown] was here for a Happy New Year to you all
T A [unknown]

Addressed to:
Mrs. James Edgar
71 Cedar St.
Chicago

Post Office stamp:
Ashburn, GA
Dec. 29, 1913
1 P

Castle Turner - Postcard front.tif
December 29, 1913

[unknown] was here for a Happy New Year to you all
T A [unknown]

Addressed to:
Mrs. James Edgar
71 Cedar St.
Chicago

Post Office stamp:
Ashburn, GA
Dec. 29, 1913
1 P

Bird_s Eyes View, looking South - Ashburn, GA - postcard front.tif
Buildings of note:

The bottom left building was the second post office but in 1926, became the new location of the Ashburn Bank.

The smokestack is no longer standing but was part of the Betts Lumber Co.

Location: 219 E. College Avenue in…

Georgia Big Peanut - postcard front.tif
Monument to Georgia's number 1 cash crop, located on I-75 in Ashburn, Ga., center of the Peanut Belt. Also, visit the world's largest peanut processing plant located in Ashburn, Ga. For more information contact Turner County Chamber of Commerce, PO…

Dillon_s Station _ Restaurant R-80 - postcard front.tif
Hello from SYCAMORE, GEORGIA
RT. 1 BOX 24A-1
Dillon's Station & Restaurant
R-80

Crystal Lake - S-74704 - postcard front.tif

Crystal Lake - ICS-74705-3 - postcard front.tif
CRYSTAL LAKE
World's Finest Natural Fresh Water Beach, Near Ashburn, Fitzgerald, Ocilla, and Tifton, Georgia.

Crystal Lake - 78563-D - postcard front.tif

Cotton Pickers at work in Dixieland - Greetings from Ashburn, GA - postcard front.tif
[editor's note: This postcard uses the language and depictions of the period to refer to African Americans.]
E-5469

Congress Motel - 64719-C - postcard front.tif

Congress Inn - 40850-C - postcard front.tif
40850-C

House post card - 1909 - postcard front.tif
Script:
Having a fine time. Come to Hatley, GA
Shall expect you Tuesday sure. Saw [illegible] children at the Depot in C- Rose also missed connections. So am with Rose she was the cause.
Belle

Addressed to:
Mrs. Maude Burk
Warwick,…

House by the Road - 34445 - postcard front.tif
34445
AAA
THE HOUSE BY THE ROAD
Ashburn, Ga.
On U.S. 41. 85 miles south of Macon. A private estate open to guests. Spacious grounds with beautiful flowers. Each room with private bath and steam heat. Meals served. Locked garages. Telephone 101 J…

Hollands Pecans Snack Bar Candies - postcard front.tif
HOLLAND'S PECAN SHOPPE
On Interstate 75
Sycamore, Georgia
Air Conditioned - Snack Bar - Gifts - Souvenirs - Fine Pecan Candies - Standard Oil Products - Sparkling Clean Rest Rooms
Phone 567-2932

Holland_s Pecan Shoppe - postcard front.tif
HOLLAND'S PECAN SHOPPE
On Interstate 75
Sycamore, Georgia
Air Conditioned - Snack Bar - Gifts - Souvenirs - Fine Pecan Candies - Standard Oil Products - Sparkling Clean Rest Rooms
Phone 567-2932

Getting ready for Hot Cakes - Greetings from Ashburn, GA - postcard front.tif
6A-H694
C.T. ART-COLORTONE

Georgialand - Greetings from Ashburn, GA - postcard front.tif
9A-H104
C.T. Art Colortone

Negro Heben - A Watermelon Feast in Dixie - Greetings from Ashburn, GA - postcard front.tif
[editor's note: This postcard uses the language and depictions of the period to refer to African Americans.]
E-5419

Script:
Hi, Gal!
We sho are having a good time and surly wish you could be with us.
We haven't had on a coat since we got here…

Moss Covered Oak Trees - Greetings from Ashburn, GA - postcard front.tif
E-4832

Script:
Tues. Feb. 15,, 1944
Hi there- we spent the night in Sylvester, Ga. last night and drove over here this morning. It rained all day yesterday but the sun is out bright today- it is cool tho. We will spend the night in Sylvester…

Moonlight Scene in a Southern Garden - Greetings from Ashburn, GA - postcard front.tif
7A-H2581
C.T. Art Colortone

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