A History of Tufted Rugs

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[Photograph of interior of Cornwells Gifts, Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia, ca. 195-]

[Photograph of interior of Cornwells Gifts, Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia, ca. 195-]

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Date
ca. 195-
Place
Dalton, Georgia
Held by
Georgia Archives
Collection
Vanishing Georgia (Digital Library of Georgia)
Number
Vanishing Georgia wtf292
Size
photograph
Themes
Machine tufting & Dalton

Cite this source

“[Photograph of interior of Cornwells Gifts, Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia, ca. 195-],” ca. 195-. Vanishing Georgia wtf292, Vanishing Georgia (Digital Library of Georgia), Georgia Archives. dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_vang_wtf292.

Research notes

DLG description: "Dalton, ca. 1950s. Interior of Cornwells Gifts. Note the chenille bedspreads on display in the left background." Why it matters: Dalton bedspreads: retail display of chenille spreads in 1950s Dalton. Minor; tagged possible. Found: Digital Library of Georgia, search "chenille bedspread", 2026-10-28.