Stone Mountain (Ga.)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Atlanta Real Estate Board appraisals
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1281
Scope and Contents
These records comprise approximately 10,000 appraisals produced by the Atlanta Real Estate Board. These appraisals detail properties in Atlanta and surrounding cities within the Metro Atlanta area, including East Point, Decatur, Druid Hills, Sandy Springs, College Park, Brookhaven, and Marietta, as well as other areas in Fulton, DeKalb, Cobb, Clayton, Gwinnett, and other neighboring counties.
The appraisals document the monetary value of properties throughout Metro Atlanta, serving...
Dates:
1919-1983, undated; Majority of material found in 1924-1983
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
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