The trend of organizations working to digitize historic documents (photographs and more) is a boon to Internet researchers. There are many sites available for searching or browsing online collections. One of our favorite is the Library of Congress collection on FlickR!
Photo of family in Miller/Decatur County during caning season. From the collection of Roger Nalls. Circa 1893
Georgia State University Library
This collection includes manuscripts, photographs, periodicals, newspapers, oral histories, sound recordings, maps, and printed materials.
Digital Library of Georgia
A gateway to Georgia’s history and culture found in digitized books, manuscripts, photographs, government documents, newspapers, maps, audio, video, and other resources.
Savannah Images Project
This Program Is Supported In Part By The Georgia Humanities Council And The National Endowment For The Humanities And Through Appropriations From The Georgia General Assembly.
Atlanta History Center Album
Online access to over 16,000 photos, audio and video recordings from the collection of the Kenan Research Center.
Brown Media Archive of UGA
This is a fascinating collection of video clips now posted on a YouTube channel.
Library of Congress Collection
This collection on FlickR is not exclusively on Georgia materials, but it is searchable for a researcher to locate pertinent images.