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Golden Valley Community Club 1998


South Mountain Industrial Institute
Boys Cottage - date unknown

South Mountain Industrial Institute
"Big House" - date unknown


School Group at South Mountain Institute 1926
Left to right: Macie Warlick, Ethel Grayson, Bertie McCurry, Trula Little, Nellie Grayson, Mildred Grayson, Inez Causby, Coy Hunt, Mr. Summerlin, Blaine Jones


First Broad School Group about 1898 - 1900
First row, right to left: unidentified
Second row, right to left: Teacher, Teacher, Eva Waters, Etna Fortune
Three boys in back, left to right: Lox Blankenship, Grady Crow, Cle Rollins
Second row, right to left: ?, ?, Roy Fortune, ?, ?, Martin Fortune


First Broad School Group about 1910 - 1911
1. Andrew Hunt?, 2. Fay Gamble?, 3. ?, 4. ?,
5. Ula Hunt?, 6. ?, 7. ?, 8. Bonnie Fortune,
9. Essie Hunt, 10. ?. 11. ?, 12. ?, 13. Vertia Hunt, 14. ?, 15. Spencer Gamble, 16. ?, 17. Maggie Houser, 18. ?, 19. ?, 20. ?, 21. Nat Fortune, 22. ?, 23. ?, 24. Ina Blankenship, 25. Kitty Fortune,
26.?, 27. Murphy Hunt?, 28. Leiala Hunt, 29. Virgil Rollins, 30. Dixon Crow, 31. ?, 32. Lola Hunt, 33. Rush Rollins, 34. ?, 35.?


Susan Fortune with books in her home from the Rutherford County Library. Susan's home was a book station. The bookmobile left books with Susan for people to check out. Her daughter Lucy Fortune Ellis thinks this picture was made in the 1930s.



Golden Valley Institute
Main Building
photo courtesy of Tom Melton


First Broad School Group about 1925
1. ?, 2. ?, 3. Leland Hunt, 4. Carlos Watts, 5. Jay Watts, 6. Dewierd "Dee" Houser, 7. Rozelia Watts, 8. Ora Hunt, 9. Mattie Blankenship, 10. Buna Jones, 11. Vonnie Houser, 12. ?, 13. Jewel Jones, 14. Lois Hunt, 15. ?, 16. Sally Chapman, 17. Addie Bell Watts, 18. Merle Hunt, 19. Inez Houser, 20. Clell Rollins, 21. Blaine Jones, 22. Bela Jones, 23. Bery Rollins, 24. Dorcas Crow, 25. Fred Houser, 26. Mary Fortune, 27. Ethel Jones, 28. Macie Gamble, 29. Paul Jones

 
Mr. Glen D. Freeman,
was the first principal of Golden Valley Consolidated Elementary School. This picture was made at the Fortune home in 1933.

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