Business enterprises -- Georgia -- Atlanta
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Allen family papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1014
Scope and Content
This collection contains newspaper clippings, correspondence, awards and ceremony programs, and scrapbooks collected by the Allen family. The bulk of the collection pertains to Ivan Allen, Sr. and Ivan Allen, Jr.'s business, civic, and political affairs. Ivan Allen, Sr.'s state senate campaign and election, and Ivan Allen, Jr.'s mayoral campaign and election, and both father and son's work with various charities and civic minded associations are included. Of note are the numerous...
Dates:
1899-2004, undated
Hugh Brannon photographs | Note: this collection is out for digitization and currently unavailable.
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS477
Scope and Contents
The bulk of this collection contains color slides that document buildings, street scenes, and fire incidents in downtown Atlanta during the 1960s and 1970s. Of particular note are images of Atlanta Fire Department stations and firefighting scenes. Also included are photographs of local events including the Inman Park Festival, Atlanta Braves and Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets sporting events, and a civil rights demonstration by Atlanta University Center students in 1960. There is also a...
Dates:
1945-1996, undated
Ken Patterson photographs | Note: this collection is out for digitization and currently unavailable.
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS478
Scope and Contents
This collection contains photographs taken by Ken Patterson while he was a staff photographer for the Atlanta-Journal Constitution. Images include Atlanta buildings and scenes, such as the Baltimore Block row houses, Stone Mountain Industrial Park, and Atlanta Stadium. Sporting events are also featured, including a baseball game between the Atlanta Crackers and the Syracuse Chiefs in 1964, as well as images of golfer Bobby Jones (1902-1971) and Georgia Tech...
Dates:
1954-1986, undated
Louie Favorite photographs | Note: this collection is out for digitization and currently unavailable.
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS479
Scope and Contents
This collection contains images that Louie Favorite took during his time as a photojournalist for the Atlanta-Journal Constitution. The bulk of the collection contains negatives, with the addition of slides and photographic prints from the late 1970s to the early 2000s. Approximately half of the images include sporting events for the Atlanta Braves, Atlanta Falcons, and the Atlanta Hawks and athletes such as Atlanta Braves player Hank...
Dates:
1977-2001, undated
Marion Johnson photographs
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS33
Scope and Content
This collection documents the Atlanta urban environment, particularly during the 1950s and 1960s, through cityscapes, aerial views and scenes of individual buildings as the city underwent a period of building and growth. The arrival of the city's first professional sports team, the Atlanta Braves, is documented. Also included in the collection are scenes pertaining to Southern politics including local, state and presidential races. A wide variety of Georgia agriculture and industry is...
Dates:
1938-1975