This collection contains images, taken by Charles E. Jackson Jr., that document downtown Atlanta prior to the construction of the Downtown Connector. Landmarks featured in the collection include views of downtown Atlanta taken from the Georgia State Capitol, Capitol Homes, the Fulton County Jail (also known as the Fulton Tower), Louisville & Nashville Railroad Freight Depot, and the City of Atlanta solid waste incinerator. Also included is a portrait of Jackson's mother-in-law, Hattie Jane Richardson Link (1895-1984), and a photocopy of her 1944 employee identification card for the Bell Aircarft Corporation in Marietta, Georgia.