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The short answer

Every photograph on this guide is a real, credited photo of Gainesville, Georgia or Lake Lanier, used under its licence. The film on the home page is cut from these photographs with slow pans and dissolves; nothing in it is generated. Each credit links to the original.

Last checked October 16, 2026

  • Front of a white marble building with three tall arched windows, a central door up a short flight of steps flanked by lamp posts, and 'FEDERAL BUILDING - U.S. COURT HOUSE' carved above, with a tan brick building at right.

    Front of a white marble building with three tall arched windows, a central door up a short flight of steps flanked by lamp posts, and 'FEDERAL BUILDING – U.S. COURT HOUSE' carved above, with a tan brick building at right.

    Photograph File:Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Gainesville, Georgia LCCN2014649948.tif by Carol M. Highsmith, licensed under Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2014-10-02. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • Elevated morning view of a white marble multi-story building on a street corner, with tall vertical window bays, traffic signals in the foreground and low buildings beyond under a clear deep-blue sky.

    Elevated morning view of a white marble multi-story building on a street corner, with tall vertical window bays, traffic signals in the foreground and low buildings beyond under a clear deep-blue sky.

    Photograph File:Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Gainesville, Georgia LCCN2014649949.tif by Carol M. Highsmith, licensed under Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2014-10-02. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • A red-brick building with white columns, an iron-railed balcony and a cream cupola topped by a dark metal dome stands against a blue sky, framed by tree leaves, with a smaller white clock tower visible in the lower-left distance.

    A red-brick building with white columns, an iron-railed balcony and a cream cupola topped by a dark metal dome stands against a blue sky, framed by tree leaves, with a smaller white clock tower visible in the lower-left distance.

    Photograph File:Downtown Gainesville, Georgia.jpg by ATLJonJon, licensed under CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2026-04-19. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • Across a mown lawn and a multi-lane road, a white stone building with a small cupola, a modern office building and a large red-brick building with arched upper windows stand behind a full parking lot under a clear blue sky, with the shadow of a bridge arcing across the grass.

    Across a mown lawn and a multi-lane road, a white stone building with a small cupola, a modern office building and a large red-brick building with arched upper windows stand behind a full parking lot under a clear blue sky, with the shadow of a bridge arcing across the grass.

    Photograph File:Downtown Gainesville, GA Oct 2017 1.jpg by Thomson200, licensed under CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2017-10-18. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • A long white pedestrian bridge with a ribbed canopy arcs over a road and parking lot beyond a grassy slope, with a white stone building at right and trees behind under a blue sky.

    A long white pedestrian bridge with a ribbed canopy arcs over a road and parking lot beyond a grassy slope, with a white stone building at right and trees behind under a blue sky.

    Photograph File:Pedestrian bridge, Gainesville, GA Oct 2017.jpg by Thomson200, licensed under CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2017-10-18. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • A white one-story clapboard building with a long front porch, black shutters, an American flag and a Georgia state flag stands on a green lawn with a brick walkway, framed by early-spring trees under a blue sky with clouds.

    A white one-story clapboard building with a long front porch, black shutters, an American flag and a Georgia state flag stands on a green lawn with a brick walkway, framed by early-spring trees under a blue sky with clouds.

    Photograph File:GAINESVILLE COMMERCIAL HISTORIC DISTRICT, HALL COUNTY.jpg by Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2007-10-01. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • A tall pale Art Deco-style building rises behind a brick plaza with a bench, black lamp posts and a trash can, beside a street with parked vans and bare-branched trees under a blue sky; a pedestrian is visible in the distance.

    A tall pale Art Deco-style building rises behind a brick plaza with a bench, black lamp posts and a trash can, beside a street with parked vans and bare-branched trees under a blue sky; a pedestrian is visible in the distance.

    Photograph File:DIXIE HUNT HOTEL, GAINESVILLE, HALL COUNTY.jpg by Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2007-10-01. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • A five-story tan brick building with rows of windows stands on a street corner in strong sunlight, with a black iron fence at its base and the edge of a white stone building at left, under a clear blue sky.

    A five-story tan brick building with rows of windows stands on a street corner in strong sunlight, with a black iron fence at its base and the edge of a white stone building at left, under a clear blue sky.

    Photograph File:JACKSON BUILDING, GAINESVILLE, HALL COUNTY, GA.jpg by Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2007-10-01. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • A two-story white wooden house with a tall columned portico, a pediment with a fan window, a wraparound porch and brick chimneys, surrounded by mature trees and shrubs, with a small sign in the front bed.

    A two-story white wooden house with a tall columned portico, a pediment with a fan window, a wraparound porch and brick chimneys, surrounded by mature trees and shrubs, with a small sign in the front bed.

    Photograph File:718 Green Street NW, c. 1901, photographer facing NE (2).JPG by Gwringle, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2015-04-23. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • A red-brick Tudor Revival-style building with steep tiled gables, a half-timbered upper gable, a tall chimney and a stone-trimmed arched doorway, fronted by clipped hedges under a blue sky.

    A red-brick Tudor Revival-style building with steep tiled gables, a half-timbered upper gable, a tall chimney and a stone-trimmed arched doorway, fronted by clipped hedges under a blue sky.

    Photograph File:393 Green Street NW, c. 1931, photographer facing NW (2).JPG by Gwringle, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2015-04-23. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • A walkway leads across a green lawn toward a white multi-story building with a dark mansard-roofed central tower and columned entrance, flanked by other white buildings, with bare and leafy trees and parked cars under a blue sky with clouds.

    A walkway leads across a green lawn toward a white multi-story building with a dark mansard-roofed central tower and columned entrance, flanked by other white buildings, with bare and leafy trees and parked cars under a blue sky with clouds.

    Photograph File:BRENAU COLLEGE DISTRICT, GAINESVILLE, HALL COUNTY, GA.jpg by Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2007-09-30. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • A white marble memorial with a bronze relief portrait medallion above the word 'ROOSEVELT' sits on a stepped marble base in front of a white stone government building with flowering crape myrtles.

    A white marble memorial with a bronze relief portrait medallion above the word 'ROOSEVELT' sits on a stepped marble base in front of a white stone government building with flowering crape myrtles.

    Photograph File:FDR Memorial – Gainesville, GA.jpg by Upstateherd, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2021-01-11. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • A crenellated red-brick castle-style building with 'LANIER HALL' over its arched entrances faces a wide concrete plaza under a dramatic streaked sky.

    A crenellated red-brick castle-style building with 'LANIER HALL' over its arched entrances faces a wide concrete plaza under a dramatic streaked sky.

    Photograph File:Lanier Hall, McLendon Quadrangle.jpg by KristenHope, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2019-08-08. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • Night view along railroad tracks from a station platform with a small metal equipment shelter and a blue station sign, toward a brightly lit industrial plant with tall towers and a crossing signal.

    Night view along railroad tracks from a station platform with a small metal equipment shelter and a blue station sign, toward a brightly lit industrial plant with tall towers and a crossing signal.

    Photograph File:Gainesville Amtrak Station platform December 30, 2025.jpg by City Dweller 2, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2025-12-30. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • A calm lake cove in soft evening light, lined on both sides by wooded shores with boat docks and moored boats, opening to a distant channel.

    A calm lake cove in soft evening light, lined on both sides by wooded shores with boat docks and moored boats, opening to a distant channel.

    Photograph File:Lake Sidney Lanier.jpg by Ashleylouisewilliams3408, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2015-05-02. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • A long green steel truss bridge on concrete piers spans a blue lake, with a pontoon boat beneath it, red rocks along the shore and a tree with yellowing leaves and a hanging rope in the foreground under a clear blue sky.

    A long green steel truss bridge on concrete piers spans a blue lake, with a pontoon boat beneath it, red rocks along the shore and a tree with yellowing leaves and a hanging rope in the foreground under a clear blue sky.

    Photograph File:Browns Bridge, Lake Lanier, GA Oct 2017.jpg by Thomson200, licensed under CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2017-10-18. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • Smartphone panorama from the rear deck of a houseboat across calm water at sunset, with an American flag and a second red, white and blue flag on the railing, wooded shores and pink-tinted clouds; a person sits at the stern in the distance.

    Smartphone panorama from the rear deck of a houseboat across calm water at sunset, with an American flag and a second red, white and blue flag on the railing, wooded shores and pink-tinted clouds; a person sits at the stern in the distance.

    Photograph File:Houseboat on the Lake Sidney Lanier, February 2017.jpg by Ashleylouisewilliams3408, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2017-02-24. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • A hazy sun over a wide lake casts a band of light across rippled water, with a low tree-lined far shore and a bare dead branch silhouetted in the foreground.

    A hazy sun over a wide lake casts a band of light across rippled water, with a low tree-lined far shore and a bare dead branch silhouetted in the foreground.

    Photograph File:Lake Lanier in Gainesville, Georgia, USA 2014-01-06 22-43.jpg by PBT1981, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2014-01-06. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • A broad calm lake under billowing white clouds, seen from a grassy bank between trees, with wooded islands and a distant shoreline.

    A broad calm lake under billowing white clouds, seen from a grassy bank between trees, with wooded islands and a distant shoreline.

    Photograph File:Lake Lanier, July 2018.jpg by Thomson200, licensed under CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2018-07-06. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • A sandy, rocky shoreline with exposed red clay runs along a lake at low water, with a small motorboat pulled up near two distant people, wooded hills across the water and tall pines at right under a blue sky.

    A sandy, rocky shoreline with exposed red clay runs along a lake at low water, with a small motorboat pulled up near two distant people, wooded hills across the water and tall pines at right under a blue sky.

    Photograph File:River Forks Park.jpg by Mike Gonzalez (TheCoffee), licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2007-09-15. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

Film

  • Home page film: The film at the top of the home page is cut from 7 of the photographs credited on this page (by ATLJonJon, Ashleylouisewilliams3408, Carol M. Highsmith, Gwringle, Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD, Thomson200), with slow pans, zooms and dissolves. Nothing in it is generated. Share-alike photographs keep their licences.

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A broad calm lake under billowing white clouds, seen from a grassy bank between trees, with wooded islands and a distant shoreline.
Photo: Thomson200, CC0

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