Peachtree Street (Atlanta, Ga.)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:
Albertype Company Atlanta souvenir album
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS213
Scope and Contents
This collection contains photogravures of locations in and around Atlanta during the early 20th century, including the Georgia State Capitol; Piedmont Hotel; Ansley Hotel; Winecoff Hotel; Second Baptist Church of Atlanta; Carnegie Library; First Baptist Church; and the First United Methodist Church.
Dates:
approximately 1915
Ben Shute watercolors for First National Bank of Atlanta
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS444
Scope and Contents
This collection includes copies of watercolors of a variety of locations around Atlanta, including the First National Bank of Atlanta, the commissioner of the work; Georgia Capitol; Grady Memorial Hospital; Piedmont Park; Emory University; Peachtree Street; Muse's Department Store; First Baptist Church in Decatur, Georgia; and the Lockheed Martin in Marietta, Georgia. Also included are interleaving pages for each painting with descriptive information. Please note this collection contains...
Dates:
1959
John Pattillo visual arts materials
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS463
Scope and Contents
This collection contains photographs collected by John Patillo of Atlanta buildings and street scenes, schools, churches, residences, and portraits. Buildings and residences include Atlanta City Hall, the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, First National Bank, Georgia State Captiol, the Carnegie Library, as well as residences in the Peachtree Park neighborhood. Also in the collection are images of churches such as St. Marks Methodist Episcopal Church and the Cathedral of St. Philip; and...
Dates:
approximately 1852-1970, undated
Manning, Selvage, and Lee Forward Atlanta Campaign Photographs
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS113
Scope and Contents of the Records
This collection of public relations photographs contains images of the city of Atlanta that were created for the Forward Atlanta campaign in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and were meant to showcase the city. Some images were probably taken in support of other public relations activities of Bell and Stanton, but are not identified as such. Included are aerial views of downtown Atlanta, Midtown, and the Peachtree Center area, which highlight the city’s skyline and infrastructure. Other...
Dates:
circa 1960-1970
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...
Dates:
1955 – 1981, bulk 1977-1981
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
Postcard collection
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS93
Scope and Contents
This collection contains postcards that depict scenes in Atlanta and the state of Georgia. Most of the images are of man-made structures in Atlanta including Agnes Scott College, Atlanta Municipal Airport (now Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport), Biltmore Hotel, Booker T. Washington High School, Bulloch Hall, Candler Building, Capitol City Club, City Hall, Clark College (now Clark Atlanta University), Atlanta Cyclorama at Grant Park, English-American (Flatiron) Building, Fort...
Dates:
1899-1990, undated