Great Flood of August, 1908




Great Flood of August, 1908




Pre-1907 Street Scene, Augusta, GA





Old White House, Augusta, GA
The postcard states "The White House, where Col. Brown, A British Officer, is said to have been besieged by American revolutionary soldiers.  At the point of surrender, he was relieved by British reinforcements, who captured 30 wounded Americans.  He had 13 of them hanged just outside his door and turned the others over to the Indians to be tortured."




Meadow Garden, Home of George Walton, signer of the Declaration of Independence and Governor of Georgia
George Washington was entertained in this historic home that is now the property of the Daughters of the American Revolution.  Postmarked in 1936.




Historic Meadow Garden, Home of George Walton
Postmarked in 1904.




Winter home of President W. H. Taft
Postmarked in 1909.




Boyhood home of Woodrow Wilson, Augusta, GA




Reynolds St., Augusta, GA




Former home of Nicholas Ware, now the Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art
Postmarked in 1944, the postcard states "built in 1808 at the cost of $40,000."




View of Broad St, Augusta, GA




Night time view of Broad St.
Postcard states "The city of Augusta has over 75 miles of hard surface paving.  Broad St., the principal business thoroughfare, is 170 feet wide, the widest driving street in the United States.  Augusta was founded in 1735 by General James Edward Oglethorpe, military governor and founder of the State of Georgia.  The city was named after an English princess."




Broad St., Augusta, GA
Dated Jan. 28, 1906, good view of the trolley cars and horse drawn carriages.




Broad St, Augusta, GA




Seven Hundred Block of Broad, St., Augusta, GA
Pre-1907 postcard showing the Confederate Monument and a trolley car.




Broad St, Augusta, GA




Broad St., Augusta, GA
Shows the Southern Finance Building, the Marion Building and the Confederate monument.




Broad St., Augusta, GA
Postmarked in 1945, this shows the local bus system, which replaced the trolleys.




Bay St., Augusta, GA showing the Savannah river
Postmarked in 1907.




Bay Street and Savannah River, Augusta, GA