Graduates of Birdwood College are pictured in the 1960s. The college, founded in Thomasville by Primitive Baptists, opened in 1954 and operated until 1977, when the school became a nonsectarian institution called Thomas County Community College. By 2000 the college had evolved into Thomas University. Courtesy of Thomas University 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.

A fiddler performs at the annual Buggy Days Festival, held each September in Barnesville. Courtesy of Barnesville Herald-Gazette 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%2BOpZimmaJisLDBza2waKVdaH50fI4%3D

Within the large and diverse architectural heritage of Georgia there are clear architectural patterns of style and type. These patterns represent important developments in the history of Georgia’s architecture, and they reflect specific historic events and activities. One common way of recognizing these historic buildings is through architectural style or design. Another useful but less familiar way is through building type and house type. Building type is a principal way of dealing with the large number of Georgia buildings that were designed and constructed with little or no regard for architectural style or for which architectural style was a secondary or applied architectural element.

A tourist lodge in Calhoun is pictured circa 1925. Entrepreneurs developed rustic lodges, inns, and courts for Dixie Highway tourists. The early lodges were primitive, often without heat, running water, or a private bathroom. By the early 1930s motels dotted the Dixie Highway, spelling the beginning of the end for small-town hotels. Courtesy of Edwin L. Jackson 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.

Callaway Mills employees sampling cotton to determine its grade and, therefore, its price in 1926. 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. Requests for permission to publish or reproduce the resource should be submitted to the Georgia Archives. ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7qLHOq56imZWjsLqvy6innpyZlnuwvsZomKusmZi5pr%2BOoaCsrJ%2Bnxm6t0Zyfmp2fobyoxY6cmKWkkayuunnFmqSipKlkum6ElW1uaA%3D%3D