Francis C. Smith Photographs
Scope and Contents of the Records
This collection contains photographs of courthouses, churches, post offices, rivers, lakes, schools, industrial areas, farms, and private residences in cities and towns across North Georgia and the Atlanta area. Included are images taken in Alpharetta, Atlanta, Ben Hill, Bolton, Crabapple, Fairburn, Morgan Falls, Newton, Roswell and Warsaw, Georgia. Among the photographs are images of the old Milton County Courthouse of Alpharetta, the Chattahoochee Industrial Park in Atlanta, Mt. Gilead Campground in Ben Hill, Owl Rock Methodist Church in Ben Hill, the Bolton Post Office, Campbellton Methodist Church, Morgan Falls Power Plant, Lebanon Baptist Church in Roswell, Mimosa Hall in Roswell, Roswell Presbyterian Church, and Judge Clark Howell’s residence in Warsaw. The photographer entered these images in a photo contest sponsored by the Atlanta Historical Society in the 1950s. The reverse side of the images includes information about the type of camera and film used, and additional historical information about the subjects. Arrangement:
Dates
- 1948- 1955
Creator
- Smith, Francis C. (Person)
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U.S. Code) Permission for use must be cleared through the Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required.
Administrative/Biographical History
No biographical information is available for Ms. Francis C. Smith.
Extent
34 image(s)
Language
English
Arrangement of the Papers
This collection is arranged alphabetically according to titles supplied by staff.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Ms. Francis C. Smith, 1954.
General Physical Description note
34 black and white photographic prints
Processing Information
Collection processed in 2007.
- Alpharetta (Ga.)
- Architecture, Domestic -- Georgia
- Automobile service stations -- Georgia -- Bolton -- 1940-1950
- Automobiles -- 1950-1960
- Bolton (Atlanta, Ga.)
- Bridges -- Georgia -- Fulton County
- Campbell County Courthouse (Fairburn, Ga.)
- Campbellton Methodist Church (Campbellton, Ga.)
- Cemeteries -- Georgia -- Tell
- Chattahoochee River
- Churches -- Georgia -- Roswell
- Crabapple (Ga.)
- Farms -- Georgia -- Warsaw
- Ferries -- Georgia -- Campbellton -- 1950-1960
- General stores -- Georgia -- Bolton -- 1940-1950
- Georgia Power Company
- Gristmills -- Georgia
- Howell, Clark, 1863-1936 -- Homes and haunts
- Lakes & ponds -- Georgia
- Latham, G. D. -- Homes and haunts
- Lebanon Baptist Church (Roswell, Ga.)
- Milton County Courthouse (Alpharetta, Ga.)
- Mimosa Hall (Roswell, Ga.)
- Monuments & memorials -- Georgia -- Tell
- Moore, Thomas -- Homes and haunts
- Owl Rock Methodist Church (Campbellton, Ga.)
- Peachtree Creek (Ga.)
- Police vehicles -- Georgia -- Alpharetta
- Power plants -- Georgia -- Morgan Falls -- 1950-1960
- Pratt, Nathanial -- Homes and haunts
- Redwine, Frank -- Homes and haunts
- Roswell Presbyterian Church
- Schools -- Georgia -- Newton -- 1950-1960
- Sewell's Service Station (Bolton, Ga.)
- Warsaw (Ga.)
- Warsaw Baptist Church (Warsaw, Ga.)
- Waterfalls
- Wilson, Merrill P. -- Homes and haunts
- Title
- Francis C. Smith Photographs, 1948-1955ahc.VIS 141
- Author
- Inventory prepared by Paul Crater
- Date
- July 2009
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center Repository