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Buildings -- Georgia -- Atlanta

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: for collections with material about buildings in general; collections with material on construction of buildings needs to be in Building

Found in 27 Collections and/or Records:

Philip T. Shutze visual arts materials

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS351
Scope and Content This collection contains architectural drawings, sketches, artwork, and photos of Shutze's professional work, his travels, his personal life, and his antiques. The architectural drawings are from the firms of Norrman, Hentz & Reid; Hentz & Reid; Hentz, Reid & Adler; Hentz, Adler & Shutze; and Shutze & Armistead, as well as drawings representing historic buildings designed by other architects and firms. Among his most well known buildings are Swan House owned by Edward and...
Dates: 1820-1993, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Philip T. Shutze visual arts materials

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 Atlanta History Center / Robert Rothberg photographs

Roy Frangiamore photographs of tornado damage in Atlanta, Georgia

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS304
Scope and Content

This collection contains photographs of tornado damage in northwest Atlanta, taken March 24, 1975.

Dates: 1975 March 24
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Roy Frangiamore photographs of tornado damage in Atlanta, Georgia

Sam Massell photographs

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS322
Scope and Content This collection documents the public life of former Atlanta Mayor Sam Massell. The majority of the images in the collection depict his time as mayor; others document his career as a realtor and member of the City of Atlanta Board of Aldermen. The images also document Massell's ceremonial duties as mayor, including presiding over groundbreakings; presenting keys to the city to special visitors; and ceremonies involving MARTA and Delta Airlines. The collection features images of Massell...
Dates: 1954-1991, undated; Majority of material found within 1969 - 1974
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Sam Massell photographs

Stevens & Wilkinson, Architects, Engineers visual arts materials

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS375
Scope and Content This collection contains images and architectural drawings of buildings designed or renovated by Stevens & Wilkinson, Architects, Engineers, and the earlier iteration of the firm, Burge and Stevens. Also included are drawings from other firms collected by Stevens & Wilkinson, most notably Abreu & Robeson, Inc. Of special note are photographs and drawings of the Piedmont Driving Club, Techwood Homes, Georgia Baptist Hospital and the William-Oliver building. Also included are...
Dates: approximately 1919-2005, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Stevens & Wilkinson, Architects, Engineers visual arts materials

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
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / W. Millege White's photographs of Southern Bell Telephone Company

William B. Hartsfield films

 Collection
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
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / William B. Hartsfield films