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Boyd Taylor's Ocmulgee Indian Mounds photographs

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS320

Scope and Content

This collection contains photographs of objects, human remains, dig sites and workers at the Ocmulgee Indian Mounds later known as the Ocmulgee National Monument.

Dates

  • approximately 1930-1940

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use

This material is protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U.S. Code) Permission for use must be cleared through the Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required.

Administrative/Biographical History

The Ocmulgee Indian Mounds, later known as the Ocmulgee National Monument, was established in 1936 in present day Macon, Georgia. It was originally inhabited by Paleo-American Indians for an estimated 17,000 years with its most recent inhabitants being the Creek Muscogee Nation. Biographical information about the photographer, Boyd Taylor, has not been determined.

Extent

101 black and white photographic print(s)

Language

English

General

VIS 320 was previously catalogued as IND.

Description Control

This collection was reprocessed in 2018.

Title
Boyd Taylor's Ocmulgee Indian Mounds photographs
Author
Breylan Martin
Date
September 2018
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid is written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center Repository

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