Central of Georgia Railway Company : records, 1912-1948, n.d.

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Central of Georgia Railway Company : records, 1912-1948, n.d.

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The records of the Central's Agriculture Department consist of: Correspondence, 1937-1940; Daily Reports, 1937-1945, 1947-1948; Immigration Files, 1924-1949; Bethesda Files, 1937-1943; Land Policy/Settlement Files, 1924-1937; Boys' Four Crop Club Files, Boys' Corn Club Files, and photographs of farm and rural subjects which were used to demonstrate the agricultural achievements of various railroad programs. There are no dates for the photographs.

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