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Atlanta Housing Authority photographs
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS96
Scope and Contents of the Records
This collection contains images of substandard housing areas to be cleared for the Capitol, Hope, Grady and Herndon Housing Projects. It also contains images of the Aux Coal Storage Bins and a civil defense unit based at Techwood Homes. The images in this collection were created to document living conditions in these areas prior to their demolition. A key to the photographs’ geographical locations is also stored with this collection. The key includes the project names, their geographical...
Dates:
circa 1940
Atlanta Urban Design Commission visual arts materials
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS443
Scope and Contents
This collection contains images, historic property surveys, and maps which depict Atlanta and its neighborhoods. AUDC generated these materials, gathered by trained volunteers and unidentified photographers, to document and study the neighborhoods and important structures to gauge their historic significance. Materials depict residences, commercial buildings, streetscapes, religious structures, schools, cemeteries, industrial sites, parks, and government buildings. Also included are city...
Dates:
1912-2005, undated (bulk 1973-1995)
Bomar-Killian family photographs
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS287
Scope and Content
This collection contains images of members of the Bomar and Killian family and their close friends. It also contains images of Atlanta street scenes from the early 19th and mid 20th centuries.
Dates:
1846-1921, undated
Charles Bickerstaff and Joel Hurt Photographs
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS134
Scope and Contents of the Records
This collection contains photographs of banks, businesses, theaters, clubs, hotels, and grocery stores in downtown Atlanta, including two structures, the Atlanta Theater and the Equitable Building that were built by engineer and developer Joel Hurt. The collection also contains photographs of the Candler Building, the Century Building, the Empire Building, the English-American Building, and the Piedmont Hotel. Among the images are photographs taken by Tracy Mathewson, Edwards and Sons, and...
Dates:
circa 1893 - 1923
Henry L. Taylor visual arts materials of Atlanta Transit System, Inc.
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS382
Scope and Contents
This collection contains photographs and blueprints from the Atlanta Transit System, Inc. (ATS) in Atlanta, Georgia. Included are photographs and schematics of buses, streetcars, and trolleys used by ATS, as well as images of ATS staff. Of special note are photographs of Governor Lester Maddox (1915-2003) with William P. Maynard, president of ATS, signing a sales tax relief bill, which removed sales taxes on passenger fares. Also included is an image of Governor Maddox signing a proclamation...
Dates:
1923-1975, undated
Herbert H. Lee Photographs
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS130
Scope and Contents of the Records
Included in this collection are slides and photographs of geographic locations, events, and transportation in Atlanta and the state of Georgia. The collection contains images of downtown Atlanta, including aerial views, government buildings, private residences, parks, street scenes, railroads, as well as photographs depicting poverty and sub-standard housing. The photographs of Herbert H. Lee are an excellent resource for those interested in the subject of urban renewal, and the post-World...
Dates:
1919- 1968, undated
Paul Talbott Lakewood Speedway and Gone With the Wind Premiere Film
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS191
Scope and Content
The collection, in its original format, is a single reel of 8mm black and white acetate film. The film captures three separate events in the Atlanta area: Lucky Teter performing automobile stunts at Lakewood Speedway; landings and takeoffs at Candler Field; and a portion of the Gone With the Wind premiere celebrations. The first four and a half minutes of the film documents a portion of the Lucky Teter performance at Lakewood Speedway. This segment...
Dates:
1930s
W. Millege White's photographs of Southern Bell Telephone Company
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS345
Scope and Content
This collection contains White's photographs of the construction of the Southern Bell Telephone Company building, also known as the Ivy-Walnut Exchange building. Photographs include interior and exterior images documenting the stages of development of the second portion of the building at 27 Auburn Avenue. The building was designed by noted Atlanta architect P. Thornton Marye.
Dates:
1920 June 15 - 1921 January 15
William S. Irvine photographs
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS321
Scope and Content
This collection contains images of buildings, streets, and monuments in Atlanta, Georgia. Included are photographs of service stations, high schools, churches, residences, and Confederate monuments in addition to automobiles, street views, bomb proof sites, children, and family members of William S. Irvine.
Dates:
1919-1948, undated
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- Atlanta Civic Center (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
- Atlanta Constitution Building (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
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- Bearcat Obie's Cafe (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
- Bickerstaff, Charles 1
- Bomar family 1
- Bomar, Benjamin F. 1
- Bomar, Thomas 1
- Candler Building (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
- Capital City Club (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
- Century Building (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
- Compton, Martha Lumpkin 1
- Craven Alley (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
- Dick, Jackson P., 1918-1977 1
- Draughons Business College (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
- Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931 1
- English-American Building (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
- Equitable Building (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
- Excelsior Steam Laundry (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
- Fourth National Bank Building (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
- Georgia Power Company 1
- Georgia. Department of Natural Resources (1972- ) 1
- Grant Building (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
- Hartsfield, William Berry 1
- Haverty, Rawson (James Rawson), 1920-2007 1
- Highland Avenue Showgrounds (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
- Hosch and Sons Grocers (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
- Hurt, Joel 1
- Irvine, William S. 1
- J. K. Orr Shoe Company (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
- John R. Hope Homes (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
- Junior League of Atlanta 1
- Killian family 1
- Kingsley Alley (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
- Kingstone Alley (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
- Klaus and Cherry Meat Market (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
- L and R Drug Co. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
- Lakewood Fairgrounds (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
- Lakewood Speedway (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
- Lane Brothers Photo News Service (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
- Lee, Herbert H. 1
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- McPherson, James Birdseye 1
- Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority 1
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- Prudential Building (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
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- Smith, Alexander W., 1923-2008 1
- Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company 1
- Stupich, Martin, 1949- 1
- Talbott, Paul 1
- Taylor, Henry L. 1
- Techwood Homes 1
- Teter, Lucky (Earl) 1
- Trust Company of Georgia 1
- Walker, William Henry Talbot 1
- Westview Cemetery (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
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