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McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 159

Item

Title
McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 159
Description
Caption: "Old Hermitage, Savannah, Georgia, July 15, 1934." The remains of the Hermitage Plantation mansion, built in 1830, can be seen through trees draped with Spanish moss. Hermitage was a 400-acre plantation on the Savannah River, owned by Henry McAlpin. McAlpin not only conducted farming operations at the planation, but also manufactured bricks, barrels, cast iron products, and lumber.
Contributor
Audrey Fullerton-Samora of Sacramento, great niece of William and Grace McCarthy, donated the William M. McCarthy Photograph Collection to the California State Archives in 1996.
Coverage
Savannah, Georgia
Date
7/15/1934
Format
JPEG, scanned at 400 DPI, 24-bit color
Identifier
96-07-08-alb11-159
Language
English
Publisher
California State Archives, a division of the California Secretary of State's Office
Rights
© 2017 by the California State Archives, a division of the Secretary of State’s Office. Contact the owner for more information at ArchivesWeb@sos.ca.gov or (916) 653-2246.
Source
Image of an item within the William M. McCarthy Photograph Collection (96-07-08)
Subject
Old Hermitage Mansion, Savannah
Type
Still Image