Joseph M. Body photographs
Scope and Contents
This collection contains photographs taken by Joseph M. Body of aerial views in Atlanta as well as theatres in Atlanta, Decatur, Athens, and Macon, Georgia. Theatres depicted include Cascade Theatre, Euclid Theatre, and Little Five Points Theatre in Atlanta; Decatur Theatre in Decatur; Palace Theatre in Athens; Capitol Theatre and Ritz Theatre in Macon. Also included are photographs of the Body and Fuller families, as well as the Fuller family residence on Oak Street in Atlanta, Georgia.
Dates
- approximately 1940-1949
Creator
- Body, Joseph Merritt, 1916-1994 (Person)
- Body, Harriet Fuller, 1915-1993 (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
Joseph Merritt Body (1916-1994) was born to Thomas Dungey Body (1873-1959) and Ethel Carlton Body (1883-1964) in Atlanta, Georgia. In 1933, he graduated from Tech High School. In 1939, he received a Bachelor of Science and a Bachelor of Architectural Engineering in 1946 from the Georgia Institute of Technology where he was a member of Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity. In 1953, he married Harriet Fuller Body (1915-1993) and the couple had two daughters, Judith Anna "Judy" Body (1959-) and Joan Body. Harriet was born to Harry Hull Fuller (1872-1961) and Leo Pause Fuller (1876-1960) in Atlanta, Georgia.
During World War II, Joseph Body was employed by Bell Aircraft Corporation in Marietta, Georgia, as a technical supervisor. After the war, he went to work for Stevens & Wilkinson Architects, Engineers, then later for the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development as regional technical advisor. He was a 35-year member of the American Institute of Architects and remained active in his retirement with organizations such as Buckhead Men's Garden Club, Atlanta Historical Society, Peachtree Presbyterian Church, and as a trustee of Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School.
Extent
22 image(s) (18 black and white photographic prints and four black and white negatives)
Language
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged alphabetically by titles supplied by staff.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, 2003 with subsequent additions.
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Processing Information
This collection was processed in 2026.
- Aerial photographs -- Georgia -- Atlanta -- 1940-1950
- Architects -- Georgia -- Atlanta
- Body family
- Fuller family
- Performing arts -- Georgia -- Atlanta
- Theaters -- Georgia -- Athens
- Theaters -- Georgia -- Atlanta
- Theaters -- Georgia -- Decatur
- Theaters -- Georgia -- Little Five Points
- Theaters -- Georgia -- Macon
- Title
- Joseph M. Body photographs
- Subtitle
- ahc.VIS543
- Author
- Caitlin Marshall
- Date
- February 2026
- 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