Abstract in World War II,Million Dollar Luncheons were held across the country to promote buying war bonds to finance the war.  This luncheon would have been an event in the first war bond tours as part of the Stars Over America campaign.  The US was divided into regions and Hollywood stars were assigned to teams to help promote war bonds.  Miss Jane Wyman, mentioned in the program was part of team number five More information can be found in Olney, Larry.  The War Bond Story. s.l. (1971) A copy is...

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This collection is comprised of a series of miscellaneous letters.

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Nine old photographs taken by photographers in Augusta, GA. Includes two pictures of Conard Ridgely and one picture of Mrs. Edward Goodrich's Reciving Party on New Years Day

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This collection is comprised of three items of miscellaneous ephemera: a postcard addressed to Miss Bettie Nichols (1886), a court summons for the commonwealth of Kentucky (1868), and a novelty $500 dollar bill produced as a tourism item by the Charleston, S.C. Chamber of Commerce.

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This collection is comprised of two World War II era ration books. One ration book belonged to Clemens de Baillou, and the other belonged to Katherine M. Cowen.

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This collection is comprised of a single membership card of the Monumental Association of Augusta, Ga, which according to the card, confers to the holder a share in the property of the monument for the confederate dead of Georgia. On the back of the card are the following hand written notes: "James M. Smythe, slate agent, Augusta Ga Spril 1st, 1873. Received one dollar for one fifth of ticket no 47519." Signed, "Daniel C. Rheney, Burke County Ga."

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This collection is comprised of the single Act of Incorporation for the village of Nellieville in Richmond County on the 26th day of December, 1893.

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This collection is comprised of the single photograph of a grave at the Old Kiokee Baptist church in Appling, GA.

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This collection is comprised of three postcards depicting 3 important Augusta locations: The Patridge Inn, Hotel Richmond, and St. Paul's Church.

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This collection is comprised of the ledger book of the Pioneer, Hook, and Ladder Company, which contains the company's constitution, bylaws, and minutes from 1854-1869, as well as a folder of materials related to the Augusta Fire Department from 1864-1867.

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This collection is comprised of a single folder of ephemera related to Berckman's nursery, a local business in Augusta, Georgia during the 19th century. Collection materials include a nursery catalog page in english, a nursery ctatalog in russian, and 2 pages of P.J. Berckman correspondence.

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This collection is comprised of a single photograph of a portrait of Princess Augusta.

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"A new and accurate map of the province of georgia in North America." Framed 19"x17". on back of frame "Presented to the Richmond County Historical Society by Louis A. Brooks."

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A collection of financial and business ledger records from Augusta businessman, Richard Allen between 1822-1851.

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Twenty color slides of the 25th Anniversary Party of Richmond County Historical Society.

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Report of a Special Committee Appointed by the President of Richmond County Historical Society To Attempt to Ascertain Whether the House at 1822 Broad

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Two bound books plus some loose papers of meeting minutes of the Richmond County Historical Society.

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This collection is comprised of 25 typewritten pages of names and addresses of World War I veterans from Richmond County, Ga.