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Ponce de Leon Avenue (Atlanta, Ga.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Lucille K. Peters photographs

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS372
Scope and Content

This collection contains photographs of the Peters family and their residence at the intersection of Ponce de Leon and Piedmont Avenues, as well as houses in their immediate area, including the Samuel M. Inman (1843-1915) home. Also included are photographs of the Peters family farm in Gordon County, Georgia, views of downtown Atlanta and Piedmont Park, and scenes from the 1895 Cotton States and International Exposition in Atlanta, Georgia.

Dates: Approximately 1880-1895
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Lucille K. Peters photographs

Meredith Zara photographs

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS61
Scope and Content

This collection contains two prints depicting unidentified African American laborers involved in construction work on Alabama Street, between Pryor Street and Whitehall Street in Atlanta, Georgia, during the early twentieth century. The other image is of the exterior of the Ford Motor Company Assembly Plant located on Ponce de Leon Avenue, which is now Ford Motor Lofts.

Dates: 1900-1930
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Meredith Zara photographs

Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce visual arts materials

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS167
Scope and Contents This collection consists of images of geographic locations in the Metropolitan Atlanta region, and several events, most probably used in promotional material published by the Chamber. The majority of the photographs are aerial views of the city, as well as Atlanta landmarks, and commercial and government buildings. The identity of the photographers who produced the images has not been determined. This collection also contains four films produced by the Chamber. They depict Atlanta's first...
Dates: 1922-1993, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce visual arts materials

Mule to MARTA Volume II photographs

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS437
Scope and Contents This collection contains photographs of early 20th century Atlanta vehicles detailed in Volume II of Jean Martin’s Mule to MARTA book series. The collection includes images of trackless trolleys, coach cars, buses, work cars and cranes, and a light rail vehicle. Many of the photographs show these vehicles in use on downtown Atlanta streets. Other images include a revised city plan from the 1924 Beeler Report, a motorman, and a former trolley that was...
Dates: 1902-1976, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Mule to MARTA Volume II photographs