- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- T. J. Elder High and Industrial School
- Date of Original:
- 1990/2022
- Subject:
- Schools--Georgia--Sandersville
African American schools--Georgia--Sandersville
Trade schools--Georgia--Sandersville
Segregation in education--Georgia--Sandersville
African Americans--Segregation--Georgia--Sandersville
Julius Rosenwald Fund
Stairs--Georgia--Sandersville
High schools--Georgia--Sandersville
School buildings--Georgia--Sandersville
Buildings--Georgia--Sandersville
Sandersville (Ga.)--Buildings, structures, etc. - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Washington County, Sandersville, 32.98154, -82.81014
- Medium:
- color photographs
- Type:
- StillImage
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- T.J. Elder High and Industrial School in Sandersville is one of the few Rosenwald school buildings known to have survived in Georgia. The Julius Rosenwald Fund supported the construction of 242 vocational schools for African American children in the state from 1912 to 1932.
Photograph of the exterior of the T. J. Elder High and Industrial School in Sandersville, Georgia. This single-story brick building has two sections connected by a center horizontal section. Stairs lead to a covered entrance in the center. This is one of the few Rosenwald school buildings known to have survived in Georgia. The Julius Rosenwald Fund supported the construction of 242 vocational schools for African American children in the state from 1912 to 1932. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/education/rosenwald-schools/m-6175/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of Historic Preservation Division, Georgia Department of Natural Resources
Courtesy of Historic Preservation Division, Georgia Department of Community Affairs
Historic Preservation Division, Georgia Department of Community Affairs - Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/education/rosenwald-schools
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Contributing Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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