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Augusta Photographs: RL00073

This is a pilot digital archive project, containing photographs from the Special Collections Department of Reese Library, Augusta University. The collection includes photographic images from the 19th and 20th century covering a host of subjects.

RL00073

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Thumbnail: Butt Memorial Bridge (Augusta, GA)
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Title: Butt Memorial Bridge (Augusta, GA)
Creator: Maurice Getchell
Subject: Augusta (GA) Bridges
History (Augusta, GA) 
Description: This bridge over the Augusta Canal on 15th St. is named for Archibald Butt, an Augusta native who served as military aid to Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and William Taft. He died in the sinking of the RMS Titanic while returning from a vacation in Europe. The Bridge was dedicated by President Taft in 1914.
19 X 24 cm
B&W copy  
Publisher: Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce
Contributor: Augusta University, Reese Library
Date: Unknown
Type: Image; Still Image 
Format: B&W Copy.
Tiff document size is 27.6 MB
Identifier: rL00073 
Source:  
Language: English
Relation is Based On: Not Applicable 
Coverage: Geographical: North and South America, United States, Georgia, Richmond County, Augusta  
Rights: Augusta University Contact Reese Library Special Collections (archives@augusta.edu) for rights information