Stone Mountain (Ga.)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:
Alvin J. Belle Isle scrapbook
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS259
Scope and Content
Newspaper clippings of Belle Isle family in the news.
Dates:
1916-1950
Ann E. Lewis Georgia Magazine photograph and postcard collection
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS230
Scope and Content
This collection contains photographs collected by Ann Lewis during her tenure as editor of Georgia Magazine. Photographs include Georgia state parks and monuments, historic sites, the Georgia coast, golf courses, and scenic vistas including the North Georgia mountains, Stone Mountain, and Callaway Gardens.
Dates:
approximately 1906-1970, undated
Atlanta Cyclorama and Civil War Museum visual arts materials
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS267
Scope and Content
This collection contains photographs including parts of the painting depicting the Battle of Atlanta, portraits of generals, museum displays, creation and maintenance of the painting, and staff. Also included are photographs from Civil War reenactments and commemorations, museum events, the Cyclorama in Gettysburg, and Georgia landmarks such as Stone Mountain and the Old State Capitol in Milledgeville. Of special interest are maps of Civil War battles; a Cyclorama elevation plan; a Cyclorama...
Dates:
1884-2012, undated
Cotten Alston photographs
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS247
Scope and Content
This collection contains aerial and street views of the Buckhead, downtown, and Midtown areas of Atlanta, Georgia. Included are images of Buckhead restaurants such as OK Cafe and Buckhead Diner. Also featured are the Atlanta History Center's Swan House, Lenox Square Mall, Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System, Underground Atlanta, the Georgia Dome, The Fox Theatre, High Museum of Art, The Varsity, Piedmont Park, and Clark College (later named Clark Atlanta University). Other images include...
Dates:
1972-1998, undated
Harriette Speer Parker photographs
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS353
Scope and Content
This collection contains photographs of scenes in Atlanta, Georgia, taken by Harriette Speer Parker and her father, Eustace Asbury Speer. Of special note are photographs of the Great Fire of Atlanta in 1917, the Festival of Old Atlanta in the late 1960s, and negatives of aerial photographs of downtown Atlanta. The photographs taken by Eustace Asbury Speer include images of the State Revenue Department personnel in 1927, Piedmont Park, and the Atlanta skyline. Also featured are family...
Dates:
1917-1970, undated
Helen K. Allen papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS858f
Scope and Content
This collection contains personal and professional documents from Helen K. Allen's life. Included are a ticket stub from the Atlanta Food Show, a Stone Mountain donation stub, and a booklet commemorating ten years of the Fourth National Bank of Atlanta. The collection also includes a receipt from Davison-Paxon-Stokes Co., a letter from Belding-Heminway-Corticelli regarding the re-stocking of a textile machine, an order form for Myron E. Freeman & Bro. jewelers, and a ledger recording...
Dates:
1906-1966, undated
Irene Toy Sherard photograph collection
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS229
Scope and Content
This collection contains two albums of black and white photographs. The images are of Irene Sherard, her family and her friends. Most of the images are undated and are taken in outdoor settings. The subjects of the images appear to be young men and women participating in group activities in playful outdoor settings. Locations of the photographs include Brookhaven, Grant Park, Lithia Springs, and Little St. Simon's Island, Georgia. Some of the images have captions written by Irene Sherard....
Dates:
approximately 1900-1925
Joseph C. Fisch Photographs
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS172
Scope and Contents of the Records
The collection contains photographs of Atlanta, Georgia, including federal and state buildings, retail stores and businesses, streets, expressways, churches, hospitals, colleges and residences. Included are photographs of the Georgia State Capitol, Atlanta City Hall, Federal Penitentiary, Atlanta Naval Air Station, Carnegie Library, Atlanta Municipal Auditorium, The Journal Building, Terminal and Union Stations, Cathedral of St. Philip, Christ the King Cathedral, Glenn Memorial Church, Emory...
Dates:
1954, 1963
Leila Ross Wilburn visual arts materials
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS72
Scope and Contents
This collection documents the prolific work of one of Atlanta’s pioneer women architects and businesswomen. It is comprised primarily of architectural plans, photographs, negatives, and slides of private residences, multi-family homes, and apartment buildings Wilburn designed during her career. Her portfolio of architectural plans in Series I includes designs of homes in Atlanta and its surrounding suburbs; in several cities and towns in Georgia, including Forsyth, McDonough, and Thomaston;...
Dates:
1920-1979
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
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
Rural Route Directory of Fulton County, revised 1920-1921 edition
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS982f
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the Rural Routes Directory Company's 1920-1921 revised edition of the Revised Rural Route Directory of Fulton County, which served as a reference for farmers traveling in Fulton County, Chamblee, Lithonia, Stone Mountain, and Tucker, Georgia. The directory lists local farmer’s names, route numbers, and locations. Additionally, it features reference tables and guides, such as: weight, volume, and length conversions tables; a Doyle log...
Dates:
1920-1921
Stephen Goldfarb Photographs
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS151
Scope and Contents of the Records
The images in this collection depict locations in metropolitan Atlanta, including images of the central city, Roswell, and Stone Mountain. Images of Atlanta include buildings on Auburn Avenue such as Big Bethel Baptist Church, Ebenezer Baptist Church, a Fire Station, the King Center, Odd Fellows Building and Auditorium, the Prince Hall Masonic Building, Wheat Street Baptist Church, and the YMCA. Other locations in Atlanta include Excelsior Mills, a bank building and the Georgia Nut and Bolt...
Dates:
circa 1979
Thurston Hatcher Photographs
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS135
Scope and Contents of the Records
This collection contains photographs of buildings and natural scenery in Atlanta and throughout the state of Georgia. Photographs of Atlanta include images of City Hall, Municipal Airport, Atlantic Steel Company, Cyclorama Building, Fulton Bag and Cotton Mill, Municipal Auditorium, North Fulton Golf Course, and the Capitol Building. Photographs taken throughout the state of Georgia include images of Midway Congregational Church, Fort Pulaski, Brasstown Bald, the Okefenokee Swamp, Tallulah...
Dates:
circa 1916, 1948-1952, undated