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Adams-Cates Company Photographs
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS144
Scope and Contents of the Records
This collection contains aerial photographs produced to assist Adams-Cates Company in the development of commercial real estate in the metropolitan Atlanta area. Aerial views of the cities of Atlanta, College Park, Decatur, East Point, Forest Park, Gainesville, Hapeville, Lithonia, Marietta, Panthersville, Sandy Springs, Smyrna, Stone Mountain, as well as dozens of images of unidentified areas in the metropolitan Atlanta region are contained in the collection. The photographs document the...
Dates:
1956-1973
Allen W. Hairston photographs
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS315
Scope and Content
This collection contains photographs taken on the property of the Hoshall and McCabe residences at 1314 and 1328 Council Bluff Drive, near the intersection with Pine Forest Drive, in the Sagamore Hills neighborhood. The images show a wooded area, a creek, trees, and tree bark.
Dates:
approximately 1960-1970
City of Brookhaven Richard Rhodes Nondiscrimination Ordinance
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS956f
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a copy of the Richard Rhodes Nondiscrimination Ordinance (§ 19-12), as well as the Brookhaven City Council meeting agenda from when the ordinance was approved.
Dates:
2020
Cunningham family photographs
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS373
Scope and Content
This collection contains photographs of the Cunningham family, as well as photographs of Gussie Swafford Cunningham's father, John Augustus Swafford, and her cousin, Ray Swafford (1889-1917), pictured in front of the Maddox-Rucker Banking Company in Atlanta, Georgia. Also included are photographs of a Georgia Power Company line crew, which features Julian Cunningham's father-in-law, Major Holland Collins (1883-1966). There are also photographs of Ella Swafford's father, David Terrell Duncan,...
Dates:
Approximately 1890-1923, undated
Darlene Roth papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1210
Scope and Contents
This collection documents Darlene Roth's professional work at the History Group, Inc., the Atlanta History Center, and Darlene Roth and Associates, Inc. The bulk of papers are historical surveys and reports about the Atlanta, Georgia, metropolitan area that she completed as research assessments for corporate clients such as MARTA, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, and the Atlanta Urban Design Commission. Papers include records, reports, surveys, notes, maps, and correspondence....
Dates:
1854-2004, undated
George E. Whiteside papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS372f
Scope and Content
This collection includes a letter regarding visitation at Camp Gordon, a bill of sale, a pamphlet, and newspaper clippings on the death of Dr. Andrew M. Soule, president of the Georgia State College of Agriculture and later NRA (National Recovery Act) coordinator for Georgia.
Dates:
1917-1940, undated
Harry James Carr Houston Mill documents
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS937f
Scope and Content
This collection contains notes and correspondence from Harry James Carr's daughter, Frances Anette Carr Kirby, brochures about the Houston Mill House, and deeds and insurance documents from Harry James Carr's Houston Mill property.
Dates:
1915-1988
Harry Nelson correspondence
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS930f
Scope and Content
This collection contains correspondence that describes daily life at Camp Gordon, Harry Nelson's observations of cultural differences between himself and southerners, and descriptions of their training. Also included are a transcription of the letters, a copy of a newspaper article on Camp Gordon, and photocopies of photos of Harry Nelson and Jane Nelson.
Dates:
1917-1918, undated
Jennie Meta Barker research papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS53
Scope and Content
These papers consist primarily of newspaper clippings collected by Jennie Meta Barker about Atlanta and it's history. Most clippings relate broadly to Atlanta, but particular subjects include history, the arts, politics and government, business and organizations, notable Atlantans, and Georgia geography. In addition to clippings, there are also reports, pamphlets, publications, and correspondence relating to these topics. The collection also contains notes and chapters that Barker wrote...
Dates:
approximately 1820-1967, undated; Majority of material found within 1920 - 1967
Kristin Oblander papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1271
Scope and Contents
This collection contains materials pertaining to Oblander’s career in political fundraising. Professional materials make up the bulk of the collection, including memos and other internal documents from various campaigns, financial information and donor records, fundraising event invitations, and campaign mail. Represented in the collection are Oblander Group clients, including presidential, congressional, statewide, legislative, and municipal candidates, as well as party committees and other...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1980-2022, undated
Lenox T. Thornton photographs
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS442
Scope and Contents
This collection contains photographs of Georgia county courthouses used for Georgia counties: a fact-book on Georgia's counties featuring photographs by the author of all 159 Georgia courthouses. Most photographs are accompanied by descriptions detailing the county and the courthouse’s history, or the building’s architecture. Also included are photographs of former Ashby, Inman Park, and Virginia Avenue street car barns in Atlanta, Georgia.
Dates:
1920-1976, undated
Mackle Construction Company Photographs
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS159
Scope and Contents of the Records
This collection contains images of residential, commercial, and governmental property most likely built by the Mackle Construction Company in Atlanta, Chamblee, and Augusta, Georgia, and in South Carolina. The collection contains photographs of schools, hotels, apartments, stores, an office building, and a military base. Among the photographs of buildings in Atlanta are images of the J. P. Allen Building on Whitehall Street, the Cecil Hotel on Luckie Street, the F. J. Cooledge and Sons...
Dates:
1916-1920
Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce visual arts materials
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS167
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of images of geographic locations in the Metropolitan Atlanta region, and several events, most probably used in promotional material published by the Chamber. The majority of the photographs are aerial views of the city, as well as Atlanta landmarks, and commercial and government buildings. The identity of the photographers who produced the images has not been determined. This collection also contains four films produced by the Chamber. They depict Atlanta's first...
Dates:
1922-1993, undated
Postcard collection
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS93
Scope and Contents
This collection contains postcards that depict scenes in Atlanta and the state of Georgia. Most of the images are of man-made structures in Atlanta including Agnes Scott College, Atlanta Municipal Airport (now Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport), Biltmore Hotel, Booker T. Washington High School, Bulloch Hall, Candler Building, Capitol City Club, City Hall, Clark College (now Clark Atlanta University), Atlanta Cyclorama at Grant Park, English-American (Flatiron) Building, Fort...
Dates:
1899-1990, undated
Robert S. Paden photographs and drawing
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS439
Scope and Contents
This collection contains photographs of five generations of the Smith-Steele-Medlock-Davenport family gathered for Elizabeth Hawkins Smith's 93rd birthday. Also included is a watercolor drawing of Jasper Smith (1836), Martha Ellen Smith Paden's brother, who died during the American Civil War. Of special note are photographs of “Auntie Gracie” and Wilkes Smith, two formerly enslaved people who worked for the Smith family. Robert S. Paden took the photograph of Wilkes Smith.
Dates:
approximately 1895-1925, undated
The DeKalb County Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc. records
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1192
Scope and Content
This collection contains books of evidence, minutes, yearbooks, and scrapbooks that document the social and civic history of the federation. Included in the collection are flower show programs, correspondence, clippings, and histories that provide details about the federation's activities, events, interests, and members. Scrapbooks highlight community projects, gardening education, and flower shows at Stone Mountain Park as well as other locations. Several of the scrapbooks document the...
Dates:
1948-2019, undated
Tracy Mathewson and Walter Winn photographs
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS430
Scope and Contents
This collection contains images of infantry training and facilities at Camp Gordon in DeKalb County, Georgia, during World War I. Other highlights include sports figures, such as Georgia-born baseball players Ty Cobb, Absalom and Ivey Wingo, and John Rucker. Also included are images of an African American baptisimal ceremony in Jonesboro, Georgia, and portraits of Moina Bell Michael, a professor at Lucy Cobb Institute in Athens, who conceived of the idea of using poppies to commemorate World...
Dates:
1861-approximately 1940s
Wilbur G Kurtz, Sr. visual arts collection
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS197
Scope and Content
This collection contains the family photographs of the Kurtz and Fuller families as well as visual materials Kurtz created and collected during the course of his career. Family photographs pertain to Kurtz and Fuller families as well as a few images from Annie Pye Kurtz prior to her marriage to Wilbur Sr. Also included are images of Wilbur Sr. and friends during his time in Chicago, Illinois. The bulk of this collection is photographic materials which support the research and field work...
Dates:
1859-1972, undated
William S. Irvine photographs
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS321
Scope and Content
This collection contains images of buildings, streets, and monuments in Atlanta, Georgia. Included are photographs of service stations, high schools, churches, residences, and Confederate monuments in addition to automobiles, street views, bomb proof sites, children, and family members of William S. Irvine.
Dates:
1919-1948, undated
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