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- River Packet, "Georgia Lee," Louisville, Kentucky, 1900-1910 -
- 1900-1910
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River Packet, "Georgia Lee," Louisville, Kentucky, 1900-1910
- Pennant, "Georgia, The Peach State," 1940-1965 - Tourists purchase simple, inexpensive souvenirs as proof of their travels. These mementos transport vacationers back to the places they visited and the things they did. In the mid-20th century, felt pennants were trendy. Many pennants include a recognizable, representative image that define the city, state or region. A large bunch of ripe peaches decorate this keepsake from Georgia -- the Peach State.
- 1940-1965
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Pennant, "Georgia, The Peach State," 1940-1965
Tourists purchase simple, inexpensive souvenirs as proof of their travels. These mementos transport vacationers back to the places they visited and the things they did. In the mid-20th century, felt pennants were trendy. Many pennants include a recognizable, representative image that define the city, state or region. A large bunch of ripe peaches decorate this keepsake from Georgia -- the Peach State.
- Ivory Soap, Complimentary Size, from Colonial Courts, 1940-1959 -
- 1940-1959
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Ivory Soap, Complimentary Size, from Colonial Courts, 1940-1959
- Complimentary Bar Soap from Grandview Lodge, 1946-1953 -
- 1946-1953
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Complimentary Bar Soap from Grandview Lodge, 1946-1953
- Directory of Motel 6 Locations, Georgia, 1986 - Motel 6 is a budget motel chain founded in Santa Barbara, California, in 1962 by two local building contractors: William Becker and Paul Greene. Their idea was to charge six dollars a room per night, offering a "no-frills" experience -- including coin-operated black-and-white TV. Room rates have risen with competition and inflation, but they are still lower than other national chains.
- 1986
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Directory of Motel 6 Locations, Georgia, 1986
Motel 6 is a budget motel chain founded in Santa Barbara, California, in 1962 by two local building contractors: William Becker and Paul Greene. Their idea was to charge six dollars a room per night, offering a "no-frills" experience -- including coin-operated black-and-white TV. Room rates have risen with competition and inflation, but they are still lower than other national chains.
- Georgia License Plate, 1983 - Early state-issued license plates were made of porcelain-coated iron. Later, states stamped tin, steel, or even copper to make plates. During the Second World War several states used fiberboard. Plate colors varied and some states added symbols, mottoes, or other design elements. Today, states use reflective sheeting to coat a standard-sized aluminum blank which is then stamped and decorated.
- 1983
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Georgia License Plate, 1983
Early state-issued license plates were made of porcelain-coated iron. Later, states stamped tin, steel, or even copper to make plates. During the Second World War several states used fiberboard. Plate colors varied and some states added symbols, mottoes, or other design elements. Today, states use reflective sheeting to coat a standard-sized aluminum blank which is then stamped and decorated.
- Old South Motel, Atlanta, Georgia, circa 1960 - Motel design often reflected regional architectural style. This ca. 1960 postcard depicts the Old South Motel in Atlanta, Georgia, which may remind one of a southern plantation.
- circa 1960
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Old South Motel, Atlanta, Georgia, circa 1960
Motel design often reflected regional architectural style. This ca. 1960 postcard depicts the Old South Motel in Atlanta, Georgia, which may remind one of a southern plantation.
- "Dreamland Motel," Sylvania, Georgia, 1960 - A motel postcard was usually a free souvenir for guests, but it also served as advertisement for the owner. This postcard shows the Dreamland Motel and its amenities -- a pool and restaurant. A patron sent this postcard to friends in Dearborn, Michigan. Perhaps these friends -- the motel owner hoped -- would stop and stay when they passed through on their way to Florida.
- 1960
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"Dreamland Motel," Sylvania, Georgia, 1960
A motel postcard was usually a free souvenir for guests, but it also served as advertisement for the owner. This postcard shows the Dreamland Motel and its amenities -- a pool and restaurant. A patron sent this postcard to friends in Dearborn, Michigan. Perhaps these friends -- the motel owner hoped -- would stop and stay when they passed through on their way to Florida.
- Pennant, "Stuckey's Fine Candies, Eastman, Georgia," 1940-1965 - Souvenirs provide tangible proof of a tourist's travels. They can also reflect the prejudices of the times. The image of a cotton bale and sleeping black child -- a subtle reference to a romanticized view of slavery -- served to reinforce many white persons' inaccurate view of blacks as inferior, second-class citizens. Mid-20th century white vacationers, purchasers of these keepsakes, could find this and other seemingly innocuous images on inexpensive souvenirs.
- 1940-1965
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Pennant, "Stuckey's Fine Candies, Eastman, Georgia," 1940-1965
Souvenirs provide tangible proof of a tourist's travels. They can also reflect the prejudices of the times. The image of a cotton bale and sleeping black child -- a subtle reference to a romanticized view of slavery -- served to reinforce many white persons' inaccurate view of blacks as inferior, second-class citizens. Mid-20th century white vacationers, purchasers of these keepsakes, could find this and other seemingly innocuous images on inexpensive souvenirs.
- "Cabins where Slaves were Raised for Market - The Famous Hermitage, Savannah, Georgia," Copyright 1903 by Underwood & Underwood - The structures shown in this stereograph originally housed enslaved people on the Hermitage Plantation near Savannah, Georgia, beginning in the 1820s. The quarters were homes for laborers after the Civil War. This stereograph, published forty years after the 1863 Emancipation Proclamation, reminds viewers today of a particularly heinous aspect of enslavement, the trade in enslaved people.
- 1903
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"Cabins where Slaves were Raised for Market - The Famous Hermitage, Savannah, Georgia," Copyright 1903 by Underwood & Underwood
The structures shown in this stereograph originally housed enslaved people on the Hermitage Plantation near Savannah, Georgia, beginning in the 1820s. The quarters were homes for laborers after the Civil War. This stereograph, published forty years after the 1863 Emancipation Proclamation, reminds viewers today of a particularly heinous aspect of enslavement, the trade in enslaved people.