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Dioramas -- Georgia -- Augusta

 Subject
Subject Source: TGM II, Genre and physical characteristic terms

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Weis C. Snell papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1291
Scope and Contents

This collection contains biographical information, and pamphlets related Weis C. Snell and his work in creating dioramas for historic sites in Georgia, including the Ezekiel House in Augusta and the Cyclorama in Atlanta. Of special interest is information related to the restoration of the Margaret Mitchell House, as well as correspondence containing edits to Snell's original diorama plans for the Ezekiel House. Also included is correspondence from his daughter, Marya Snell Phillips.

Dates: approximately 1929-2018, undated

Weis C. Snell visual arts materials

 File
Collection number: ahc.VIS487
Scope and Contents

This collection contains photographs of Weis C. Snell and his wife, Frances Rose Smith (1909-1977). Also included are photographs of the Ezekiel Harris House in Augusta, Georgia, as well as sketches of Snell's design for a diorama featuring a tobacco trading scene at the Ezekiel Harris House.

Dates: 1936-1976, undated