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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

John Terrell photographs

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Collection number: ahc.VIS469
Scope and Contents

This collection includes photographs of Atlanta Fire Department personnel, fire chiefs and assistant chiefs, fire stations, and the Fire Department Band and Drum Corps. Also featured are aerial views of Atlanta, a group portrait of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, and a series of portraits of Atlanta Fire Chief John Terrell. Of particular note are images of the aftermath of the Great Atlanta Fire of 1917 in the Old Fourth Ward neighborhood.

Dates: 1875-1960, undated

Percy H. Perkins, Jr. architectural drawings and photographs

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Collection number: ahc.VIS254
Scope and Content

The collection consists of architectural drawings of projects designed by Perkins and images of himself and family members. A variety of projects are presented in the collection such as the construction of the administration building of the Fulton County Airport (1950-1951); Salvation Army School for officer training (1966); and Lake Shore Shopping Center in Gainesville, Georgia (1963). Of special interest is a black and white print of Perkins at his drawing board in his office.

Dates: 1937-1975, undated

Stephen Goldfarb Photographs

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Collection number: ahc.VIS151
Scope and Contents of the Records The images in this collection depict locations in metropolitan Atlanta, including images of the central city, Roswell, and Stone Mountain. Images of Atlanta include buildings on Auburn Avenue such as Big Bethel Baptist Church, Ebenezer Baptist Church, a Fire Station, the King Center, Odd Fellows Building and Auditorium, the Prince Hall Masonic Building, Wheat Street Baptist Church, and the YMCA. Other locations in Atlanta include Excelsior Mills, a bank building and the Georgia Nut and Bolt...
Dates: circa 1979

William B. Hartsfield films

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Collection number: ahc.VIS194
Scope and Content The films in this collection depict the 1939 premiere of the Gone with the Wind, hosted by the City of Atlanta; Hartsfield’s 1940 mayoral campaign; Hartsfield with Gone with the Wind author Margaret Mitchell selling war bonds in downtown Atlanta during World War II; footage highlighting his six-term career as mayor; and amateur footage of Hartsfield with unidentified individuals fishing...
Dates: approximately 1939-1960

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