The Spring Fling and Backyard BBQ takes places each April in Moultrie and features concerts and various contests, including a barbecue competition. Courtesy of City of Moultrie 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.

The comedy team of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy was formed in 1927 when the duo starred in The Second Hundred Years for Hal Roach Studios. Laurel and Hardy performed together in sixty short and sixteen feature films between 1927 and 1940. 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.

Synovus Financial Corporation, based in Columbus, provides a diverse array of financial services through its banks and subsidiaries, as well as through Total System Services Incorporated (TSYS), a global electronic payment–processing operation also based in Columbus. The history of Synovus begins with the establishment of the Third National Bank of Columbus and the Columbus Savings Bank, both incorporated by W. C. Bradley and G. Gunby Jordan in 1888. Jordan served as president of the two banks from 1888 until 1921.

AT&T president Theodore Vail (with telephone, far right) joined the opening ceremony for the first transcontinental telephone line from his home on Jekyll Island. With Vail are (left to right) architects Welles Bosworth and Samuel Trowbridge, banker J. P. Morgan, and businessman William Rockefeller. Courtesy of Jekyll Island Museum 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 Trolley Barn in Inman Park was the terminus for Atlanta's first electric streetcar line, which ran west to downtown. The barn was the repair depot for the streetcars. Today the building is used for community events. Photograph by Ted Bazemore 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.