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August is National Peach Month

August is National Peach Month!

You can learn more about peaches, their history in Georgia, and their role in our state’s economy  by reading this New Georgia Encyclopedia article about peaches.

The DLG also has plenty of resources documenting peach farming, production, and consumption.

Grading and packing peaches - Marshallville. College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences (CAES) Photograph Collection, University Archives, Hargrett Library, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia.
Grading and packing peaches – Marshallville. College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences (CAES) Photograph Collection, University Archives, Hargrett Library, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia.
How to choose and use fresh Georgia peaches. Georgia. Dept. of Agriculture. Agricultural Commodity Commission for Peaches.
How to choose and use fresh Georgia peaches. Georgia. Dept. of Agriculture. Agricultural Commodity Commission for Peaches.
Photograph of Audrey Fagan in Blooming Peach Tree During Peach Festival, Fort Valley, Peach County, Georgia, 1924. Peach Public Library, Fort Valley, Georgia.
Photograph of Audrey Fagan in Blooming Peach Tree During Peach Festival, Fort Valley, Peach County, Georgia, 1924. Peach Public Library, Fort Valley, Georgia.
Peach orchard. spc20-011c, Box 20, Small Print Collection, RG 48-2-1, Georgia Archives.
Peach orchard. spc20-011c, Box 20, Small Print Collection, RG 48-2-1, Georgia Archives.

Enjoy these resources, and enjoy a fresh peach while they’re still in season!

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National Radio Day, August 20th

National Radio Day is Thursday, August 20th.

Celebrate the radio and its role in mass communication by tuning into your favorite radio station today! While you’re at it, we hope that you enjoy a few photographs, available in the DLG,  that show radio broadcasters working and radio listeners engaged with radio programming.

Lennox family listening to the radio at home, Atlanta, Georgia, circa late 1930s or early 1940s. David A. Lennox, Jr. Photographs, Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library.
Lennox family listening to the radio at home, Atlanta, Georgia, circa late 1930s or early 1940s. David A. Lennox, Jr. Photographs, Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library.

 

Students Steve Iscoe and Jan Childs operating radio station at Georgia State College, Atlanta, Georgia, February 16, 1966. AJCP551-55q, Atlanta Journal Constitution Photographic Archives. Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library.
Students Steve Iscoe and Jan Childs operating radio station at Georgia State College, Atlanta, Georgia, February 16, 1966. AJCP551-55q, Atlanta Journal Constitution Photographic Archives. Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library.

 

Radio announcer introducing a high school glee club on WATL, Atlanta, Georgia, circa late 1930s or early 1940s. David A. Lennox, Jr. Photographs, Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library.
Radio announcer introducing a high school glee club on WATL, Atlanta, Georgia, circa late 1930s or early 1940s. David A. Lennox, Jr. Photographs, Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library.

 

Teen-agers climbing the inside of a radio broadcast tower, Atlanta, Georgia, circa late 1930s or early 1940s. David A. Lennox, Jr. Photographs, Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library.
Teen-agers climbing the inside of a radio broadcast tower, Atlanta, Georgia, circa late 1930s or early 1940s. David A. Lennox, Jr. Photographs, Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library.
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