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Martin Stupich Photographs

Collection

Collection number: ahc.VIS115

Scope and Contents of the Records The photographs in this collection were created during two survey grants sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). The images in the first grant documented the development of Atlanta’s rapid transit system (MARTA) from 1977- 1978, and photographs from the second grant (1979-1981) illustrate Atlanta’s role as a center of transportation. The photographs from the first NEA project depict downtown Atlanta prior to the construction of MARTA, employees involved in the creation of MARTA,...

Dates: 1955 – 1981, bulk 1977-1981

Found in: Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center

Mrs. William Gayle Photographs

Collection

Collection number: ahc.VIS121

Scope and Contents of the Records This collection contains reproductions of photographs of the Five Points area of downtown Atlanta, including images of Union Station, the parking deck for Rich’s Department Store, the Carnegie Library, the Forsyth Street Bridge Atlanta Journal building, Krystal restaurant, the Ivan Allen-Marshall building, Friedman Jewelers, the Western Union building, and the “Coca-Cola clock”. The streets shown include Broad, Alabama, Forsyth, Marietta, Peachtree, Pryor, and Carnegie. The collection also...

Dates: circa 1953

Found in: Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center

Norman F. Bielowicz Photographs

Collection

Collection number: ahc.VIS150

Scope and Contents of the Records These images were taken by Norman F. Bielowicz of Decatur, Georgia and depict the fire that occurred on January 30, 1978 at the Loew’s Grand Theatre in Atlanta.

Dates: January 30, 1978

Found in: Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center

Parker Lowell Photograph Collection

Collection

Collection number: ahc.VIS136

Scope and Contents of the Records Included in this collection are photographs of Atlanta buildings and parks. Images include the Atlanta Federal Penitentiary, Piedmont Park, the Cyclorama building in Grant Park, the Hurt Building and Hurt Park, the Municipal Auditorium, Rich’s Department Store, and The Temple and other scenes on Peachtree Street.

Dates: 1949

Found in: Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center

Peter J. Rosendorf photographs

Collection

Collection number: ahc.VIS334

Scope and Content This collection contains images taken within Piedmont Park, and photographs displaying statues and architecture around Atlanta.

Dates: 1969-1970

Found in: Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center

Robert D. Klein Photographs

Collection

Collection number: ahc.VIS127

Scope and Contents of the Records This collection is comprised of images of buildings in the commercial district of downtown Atlanta, and in an outlying area which is presently known as Midtown. The collection includes views of the Empire Building on Broad Street (later named Citizens and Southern National Bank Building), the Hurt Building on Hurt Plaza, Rich’s Department Store on Broad Street, the Ruralist Press Building located on Hunter Street, and Peachtree Apartments (later named Hotel Peachtree Manor) located on Peachtree...

Dates: circa 1920 -1925

Found in: Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center

Robert Rothberg photographs

Collection

Collection number: ahc.VIS374

Scope and Content This collection contains photographs taken by F & L Photo Service and collected by Robert Rothberg of various downtown Atlanta buildings and businesses in the early 1930s. Notable scenes include the Alonzo F. Herndon (1858-1927) Crystal Palace barber shop on Peachtree Street, the Hurt Building, the J. P. Allen & Company department store, Chevrolet Motor Company, Moline Plow Company, King Hardware Company, and the Henry Grady Hotel.

Dates: Approximately 1930-1935

Found in: Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center

Sarah Slaughter photographs

Collection

Collection number: ahc.VIS157

Scope and Contents of the Records This collection includes photographs of Atlanta during the early twentieth century. Shown are photographs of Grant Park, an aerial view of Peachtree Street and Broad Street (c.1910), and the interior of an Atlanta home. Photographs of Grant Park taken in the snow include images of Augusta Avenue, the boat dock and boat house, cannons, a driveway, the lion statue at entrance, and children.

Dates: circa 1910-1920

Found in: Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center

T. Cobb Benning Photographs

Collection

Collection number: ahc.VIS153

Scope and Contents of the Records The images in this collection depict the construction of the English American building (also known as the Flatiron Building) at the intersection of Peachtree Street and Broad Street in downtown Atlanta, Georgia.

Dates: 1897- 1898

Found in: Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center

Van Buren Colley Photographs

Collection

Collection number: ahc.VIS149

Scope and Contents of the Records This collection of photographs includes pictures of Atlanta and rural areas in the metropolitan Atlanta region, including Adamsville, and Alpharetta, and other areas of Fulton County. Included are street scenes in downtown Atlanta, and private residences, such as the interior of the home of Civil War collector Beverly DuBose on 2737 Peachtree Street, the home of Lemuel P. Grant in Grant Park, and farmland on Dunwoody Road. The collection is comprised of photographs of churches, including the...

Dates: circa 1873-1970, undated, bulk 1953-1970

Found in: Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center

William Fulmer Hull photographs

Collection

Collection number: ahc.VIS177

Scope and Contents of the Records This collection consists of images taken by photographer Bill Hull in the course of his duties at the Atlanta Historical Society. Mr. Hull frequently photographed areas in Atlanta in support of research, exhibitions, and programs at the institution. Included are images of geographic locations in the Metropolitan Atlanta region, including Buckhead, Cabbagetown, Midtown and downtown Atlanta, Georgia. Images of geographic locations show commercial buildings, parks, and street views of important...

Dates: 1985-1996

Found in: Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center

William R. Mitchell Jr. photograph collection

Collection

Collection number: ahc.VIS222

Scope and Content This collection consists of photographs documented and collected by William R. Mitchell, Jr that appeared in his books, lectures, and architectural studies. The photographs were taken in various Georgia cities including Atlanta, Savannah, Thomasville, Roswell, and Albany. The images are of residential homes and apartments, furnished interiors, historic buildings, parks, streetscapes, churches, and Edward Vason Jones's 19th Century America exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Dates: 1889-1986, undated

Found in: Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center

W.M. Edwards Photographs

Collection

Collection number: ahc.VIS120

Scope and Contents of the Records This collection contains images of businesses located in Atlanta’s commercial district, including the Ivan-Allen Marshall Company, and Belle Isle-Street Company. Images of store exteriors include those located on Auburn Avenue, Whitehall Avenue, Marietta Street, Peachtree Street, and Ivy Street.

Dates: 1923

Found in: Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center

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Martin Stupich Photographs

Mrs. William Gayle Photographs

Norman F. Bielowicz Photographs

Parker Lowell Photograph Collection

Peter J. Rosendorf photographs

Robert D. Klein Photographs

Robert Rothberg photographs

Sarah Slaughter photographs

T. Cobb Benning Photographs

Van Buren Colley Photographs

William Fulmer Hull photographs

William R. Mitchell Jr. photograph collection

W.M. Edwards Photographs

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