Schley County GaArchives Photo Place.....Oglethorpe St., 1904 September 22, 1904
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Source:             The Schley County News  Sept. 22, 1904
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Business Street Of Ellaville, Showing Warehouse And Hardware Store Of Murray & 
Stewart Bros., Drug Store of Bridges Bros., Firms Of Park & Holloway and 
Williams & Walters.

The following text appears beneath the photograph.  "Murray & Stewart Bros., 
who owns and runs the Warehouse and Hardware store in the above cut are 
conducting the most successful business in town.  Adjoining the Hardware 
store, is the Drug store of Bridges Bros., the leading druggists of the town.  
Their store would prove a credit to any city in the state.  Next to Bridges 
Bros. is Park & Holloway.  These two young men carry a full and up-to-date 
line of general merchandise.  Williams & Walters are located in the two-story 
building on the corner, which is one of the most popular stores in town.  They 
have been conducting a very extensive business for the past two years."



Additional Comments:
This photo appeared in the September 22, 1904 edition of the Schley County 
News.  It is admittedly grainy and rather poor quality.  It would seem to have 
been taken from the east end of Oglethorpe street looking west and while I 
can't be sure, I believe the businesses are in the order listed with the 4 
year old courthouse at the very end.  While you probably can't see it here 
there is woman in a long black dress standing on the sidewalk near the 
entrance to the first building.  Note the unpaved street and hitching posts.  
An advertisement that appears next to the photo describes Williams & Walters 
as the store on the corner, it being a furniture store that also dealt in dry 
goods and groceries.  An ad for Bridges Bros. drug store is also promoting 
their complete line of lamps and paint.

Pictures in this newspaper were quite a rarity for 1904.

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