Photographs of substandard housing
Scope and Content
This collection contains images of substandard housing and living conditions in the southwestern areas of Atlanta, Georgia, including Stewart Avenue (later named Metropolitan Parkway); Battle Hill neighborhood (later named Westview neighborhood); Vine City neighborhood; and Philadelphia Avenue. The slides feature images of residential homes, children playing, and physically deteriorating landscapes heavily populated with trash and other discarded materials.
Dates
- approximately 1950-1968, undated
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
This material is 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.
Extent
18 color slide(s) (18 color transparencies)
Language
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Eugene C. Bales, 1977
General
VIS 284 was previously catalogued as BLS.
Description Control
This collection was reprocessed in 2018.
- Title
- Photographs of substandard housing
- Status
- In Process
- Author
- Felicia D. Render
- Date
- March 2018
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center Repository