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Type: Photographs | StillImage
Title: 1952
Date: 1952
Description: Newnan, 1952. Display in the window of the Belk-Gallant Department Store. An anchor made out of poppies was presented to the American Legion Auxiliary by the family of King T. Wilson, Junior. He was a lieutenant in the Air Force and he died June 28, 1950. A portrait of Wilson can be seen, too. The sign to the right of the anchor indicates that it would be launched in the Atlantic Ocean May 30, 1952.
Subjects: Business--Georgia--Newnan | Armed Forces--Georgia--Newnan | Newnan (Ga.) | Coweta County (Ga.)
Contributors: Georgia. Dept. of Archives and History
Online Publisher: [Athens, Ga. : Digital Library of Georgia], 2004
Rights and Usage: Held by Georgia Archives, 5800 Jonesboro Road, Morrow, GA 30260.

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Persistent Link to Item: http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/vang/id:cow129

Related Institutions: Digital Library of Georgia
Georgia. Dept. of Archives and History
Collection Information: Vanishing Georgia