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[Photograph of a graduating class posing on steps, near Clarkesville, Habersham County, Georgia, 1931]

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Title: [Photograph of a graduating class posing on steps, near Clarkesville, Habersham County, Georgia, 1931]
Date: 1931
Description: Near Clarkesville, 1931. Members of the graduating class of the Ninth District Agricultural and Mechanical School pose for a photograph. The school was located about two miles north of Clarkesville. It began ca. 1907 and was discontinued in 1933. In addition to academic subjects, students received instruction in agricultural and mechanical areas as well as domestic science.

2003/06/05: Located on Georgia Highway 197N, the Georgia 9th District Agricultural and Mechanical School (1912-1933) gave way to Habersham College (1938-1943). North Georgia Technical Institute was established at the same location in 1943, the year that Habersham College closed.

Subjects: Education--Georgia--Clarkesville | Clarkesville (Ga.) | Habersham County (Ga.)
Contributors: Georgia. Dept. of Archives and History | Digital Library of Georgia
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:hab040

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