Estes-Bowers House, Columbus, GA - 1832 Vintage PhotoThis vintage photograph features the Estes Bowers house, an architectural landmark located in Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia. Built in 1832 by Hanson Scott Estes, the structure showcases one story frame construction complemented by a hipped roof. Notable alterations were made in 1850 when Lloyd G. Bowers acquired the property and added wings to enhance its design. The image is part of the Carnegie Survey of the Architecture of the South, a

With its rich history and architectural beauty

sourced from the First Presbyterian Church

By measuring the direction and distance between the gun emplacement and the target

The image showcases the houses distinctive balconies adorned with lush vines

the storefronts of Main Street

the creator of this photograph

Bird’s-eye maps like this were created before aerial photography was common

Pennsylvania in 1894: see the history behind this piece in the KNOWOL library

archival matte paper using a restored version of a map of El Paso

This vintage map of Naugatuck

this piece of history captures a time when Oakland's population was just 1

and USAAF in the Pacific and CBI theaters during World War II