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Series I. Photographs, 1934-1972, undated

 Series

Scope and Contents

This series contains photographs, negatives, drawings, and slides of buildings designed by Stevens & Wilkinson, Architects, Engineers, and its previous iteration, Burge and Stevenson. Images depict medical buildings, educational facilities, churches, United States military buildings, housing facilites, and commercial stores such as Rich's Department Store, and Sears, Roebuck and Company, primarily in Georgia and the southeast. Also included in this series is a portrait of Flippen D. Burge, principal architect of Burge and Stevens. Segregated schools are designated as "African American" or "white" as per noted on the photographs and original documentation. Many photographic prints in this series are photographic reprints of floor plans and drawings. All locations are in Atlanta, Georgia, unless otherwise noted.

Dates

  • 1934-1972, undated

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Extent

2031 item(s) (1487 black and white photographic prints, 326 black and white negatives, 83 drawings, 62 color photographic prints, 44 informational pages, 14 color negatives, 10 color slides, three sketches, and two architectural drawings)

Language

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center Repository

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Atlanta GA 30305
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