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June 1941. "The center of Woodville. Greene County, Georgia." Medium format acetate negative by Jack Delano for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
Looks like a fine place to stop for refreshments along a road trip:
Double Cola ,the brand was unknown to me until now.
Luckily I found 5 Original Double Cola Flange Signs in the original shipping crate!
Looks like the set for Bad Day at Black Rock.
The Gaelic name Ruark on that store/gas stop/garage is a reminder of Irish Catholic (and Scotch-Irish) immigration into the American South. By 1860 as many as one-third of the households in Savannah (188 miles from Woodville) were Irish immigrants; the St. Patrick's Day parade there is a big deal. Georgia Southern University runs a Center for Irish Research and Teaching which is headquartered in Savannah.
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