Engineering Experiment Station photographs, 1938-1964 (bulk 1958-1962).

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Engineering Experiment Station photographs, 1938-1964 (bulk 1958-1962).

This collection consists of black and white photographs (primarily 8 by 10 inches) that were used in The Research Engineer, a magazine produced by the Engineering Experiment Station from 1946 to 1964. The backs of the photographs contain notes, written in crayon and pencil, about how to prepare the pictures for publication.

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The Engineering Experiment Station (EES) was created by the General Assembly of Georgia in 1919 to develop natural resources, industries and commerce in Georgia. The EES did not become an active unit until 1934 due to an initial lack of funding. Starting in 1946, EES began to receive federal funding and contracts which allowed it to experience an extended period of growth during the 1950-1960s. It was during this period that EES began to do research and development projects for the federal defen...

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