The Georgia Department of Labor, with approximately 4,000 employees in 2008, provides services to the state’s current and emerging workforce. The department, originally called the Department of Commerce and Labor, was created in 1911 to oversee labor laws and safety regulations. The passage of the Wagner-Peyser Act, which established a nationwide system of public employment offices, in 1935 led to the creation of the Department of Labor in 1937. The state labor commissioner, an elected official, oversees the department.

The outdoor amphitheater surrounding the Kessler Campanile is a gathering place for the Georgia Tech community. Students, faculty, and staff gather to hear visiting speakers, participate in rallies, and mark momentous occasions. Courtesy of Georgia Tech Communications The New Georgia Encyclopedia does not hold the copyright for this media resource and can neither grant nor deny permission to republish or reproduce the image online or in print. All requests for permission to publish or reproduce the resource must be submitted to the rights holder.

Gid Tanner was one of the most widely recognized names among country music enthusiasts of the 1920s and 1930s. The group that he headed, Gid Tanner and His Skillet Lickers, was one of the most influential string bands that recorded during the formative years of the country music industry. The innovative approach, craftsmanship, and professionalism of this widely imitated ensemble was due in large part to the talents of such competent band members as Clayton McMichen on fiddle and Riley Puckett on guitar.

Carrie Steele Logan, founder of the Carrie Steele Orphan Home in Atlanta, died in 1900 at the age of seventy-one and was buried in Atlanta's Oakland Cemetery. The epitaph on her gravestone reads "The mother of orphans. She hath done what she could." The New Georgia Encyclopedia does not hold the copyright for this media resource and can neither grant nor deny permission to republish or reproduce the image online or in print.

The Hart County Community Theatre in Hartwell has been producing plays since 1979. Courtesy of UGA Archway Partnership The New Georgia Encyclopedia does not hold the copyright for this media resource and can neither grant nor deny permission to republish or reproduce the image online or in print. All requests for permission to publish or reproduce the resource must be submitted to the rights holder. ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7qLHOq56imZWjsLqvy6innpyZlnuwvsZomKusmZi5pr%2BOnKaupqSesrR5wqKrop2jYrumtcahmaiqmKS8pb%2BOoZirrKeaua17x5qprWWTpMKvwNhmq6Gdkamys3nIp6ueqpmkv6B8j2pm