Lenox T. Thornton photographs
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
Creator
- Thornton, Lenox T. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing 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.
Biographical / Historical
Lenox Thompson "Tom" Thornton (1924-2010) was born in Atlanta, Georgia, to Lenox Thornton (1882-1950) and Eva Thompson (1881-1968). Thornton served in the United States Army during World War II and taught at Boys High School. He was also a historian specializing in courthouses in Georgia and North Carolina. Thornton wrote one book, titled Georgia counties: a fact-book on Georgia's counties featuring photographs by the author of all 159 Georgia courthouses.
Extent
223 photographic print(s) ((218 color photographic prints and five black and white photographic prints) )
Language
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged alphabetically by titles supplied by staff.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, 1977
Bias in Description
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General
This collection was previously catalogued as THN.
Processing Information
This collection was reprocessed in 2022.
- Buildings -- Georgia -- Atlanta
- Cable cars (Streetcars)
- County courts -- Georgia -- Fulton County
- Courthouses -- 1970-1980
- Courthouses -- Georgia
- Courts -- Georgia
- DeKalb County (Ga.) -- Politics and government
- Fulton County Courthouse (Atlanta, Ga.)
- Georgia -- Politics and government
- Government facilities -- Georgia -- Atlanta
- Historic buildings -- Georgia
- Photographers -- Georgia -- Atlanta
- Title
- Lenox T. Thornton photographs
- Subtitle
- ahc.VIS442
- Author
- Ariana Lee
- Date
- November 2022
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center Repository