greenecounty

37 photos tagged greenecounty, from 2 members of Flickr Commons.

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1939

2008

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The last upload was December 2008.

Mrs. Gus Wright, Farm Security Administration client with he... from New York Public Library uploaded December 2008
At a meeting of Negro FSA borrowers in a church near Woodvil... from New York Public Library uploaded December 2008
Church service in the Negro church, Woodville, Greene County... from New York Public Library uploaded December 2008
At a meeting of Negro Farm Security Administration borrowers... from New York Public Library uploaded December 2008
Mrs. Annie Albrittan, who does washing in her home in Woodvi... from New York Public Library uploaded December 2008
Civilian Conservation Corps boys putting up a fence, Greene ... from New York Public Library uploaded December 2008
Mr. Ed. Downes, FSA director in Greene, Georgia, speaking on... from New York Public Library uploaded December 2008
The family of Mr. Leroy Dunn, chopping cotton in a rented fi... from New York Public Library uploaded December 2008
Going to town on Saturday afternoon, Greene Co., Ga. (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
The Greensboro Lumber Co., Greensboro, Ga. (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
A negro Farm Security Administration borrower plowing on the Jones farm, vicinity of Greshamville, Ga. (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Corn field, Ga.? (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Landscape on the Jackson farm, vicinity of White Plains, Ga. (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Landscape on the Jackson farm, vicinity of White Plains, Ga. (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
House near White Plains, Ga.? (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008

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Landscape on the Jackson farm, vicinity of White Plains, Ga. (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

GroverH said:
The trouble with Greene County is that it has no landmarks, like Brasstown Bald. So you can't tell which way you are looking in this picture, or even for certain that you are in Greene County.

Chopping cotton on rented land near White Plains, Greene County, Ga. (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

tmkrausse1833 said:
What I see in this photo is a group of Southern Black Sharecroppers representative of the the early 1900's.
artpease said:
I have never seen cotton grown nor chopped [weeds hoed out] but where are the cotton plants and the weeds they are chopping???
aware health said:
I have both seen it and done it, and you're right. I think they're breaking up dirt clods, or maybe hoeing out some of those roots and stuff. (Not that that's any more pleasant.)
goforit52 said:
They paid with their lives to move this country to its present place.

Mrs. Gus Wright, Farm Security Administration client with he...

from New York Public Library

Paula said:
My great aunt used to can figs which she grew in her backyard in Augusta Georgia. This shot brought back many memories. Thanks.
J. Colerangle said:
this is commercial agriculture in its purest form
Flickr Foundation said:
Thank you for sharing this photo. We've used it in our blog post for Black History Month in 2024 www.flickr.org/black-history-through-archival-images