Columbus State University Archives and Special Collections

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  • Collection: Bibb Manufacturing Company Photographs (MC 384)

Six men standing shoulder to shoulder in front of bowling lanes. From left to right: W.C. Talton, Dennis Hyder, E.E. McCoy, Edgar Renfroe, Robert Jones, Talmedge Ethridge.

The front facade of Anderson Mills from across the street with three women standing in front of the fence that surrounds the building. A 1940s car is parked on the right.

The front facade of Anderson Mills from across the street with three women standing in front of the fence that surrounds the building. A 1940s car is parked on the right and another car moving out of frame on the left.

Vivian Johnson and Nell Bryan walking down a path in between houses in Anderson Village.

A side view of Anderson Mill. A water tower, swing set, and fence are visible beside the mill.

A view of Anderson Mills from across the street with 1940s cars and telephone wires visible in the photograph.

A view of the side facade of Anderson Mills with a water tower visible behind the building.

A man standing amongst the machines in a workroom of Anderson Mills.

Machinery with spools of thread in Anderson Mills.

A view of three machines (#19, #21, and #23) each with four rows of spooled thread. A person is visible behind a machine on the left of the photograph.

A woman in a blouse and shirt working at a machine with a supervisor standing next to her. Machinery like the woman is working on can be seen through the room.

Four supervisors in ties and slacks stand next to rolls of spooled thread inside of a workroom.

A close-up of a box attached to the side of a building that states, " Bibb Recorder FREE Take One".

box attached to a side of a building that states, " Bibb Recorder FREE Take One". Above the box is a notice sign that states, " If you are injured, no matter how little, tell your foreman about it right away".

Elizabeth Layson (left) congratulated by Ralph Hilliard (right) at the Porterdale Plant.

Crowd at a softball game the girls' softball team and supervisors at Columbus.

Members of the girls' softball team dunking the catcher into a bucket of water.

Supervisor Roy Stephens batting at the home plate with a woman in her uniform as the catcher and another man with head gear and padding standing behind her. Members of the team and the audience can be seem in the background.

Thatcher Lee Carr, overseer of the Carding department, taking a swing at the home plate. A woman stands behind him in preparation of catching the baseball in case Carr misses, and another man stands behind her in face and chest gear. The audience can…
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