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Buses -- 1950-1960

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

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Dale Elliot Roberts Photographs

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS118
Scope and Contents of the Records

This collection contains images of churches, schools, and businesses in towns near Atlanta, Georgia, including Alpharetta, Ben Hill, and Sandy Springs. Included are photographs of the business district in Alpharetta, the Baptist Tabernacle, and Milton High School. Images in Ben Hill include the business district, the First Baptist Church, and the Ben Hill Recreation Center. A photograph of the Hammond School in Sandy Springs is also included.

Dates: 1954
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Dale Elliot Roberts Photographs

Henry L. Taylor visual arts materials of Atlanta Transit System, Inc. | Note: this collection is out for digitization and currently unavailable.

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS382
Scope and Contents This collection contains photographs and blueprints from the Atlanta Transit System, Inc. (ATS) in Atlanta, Georgia. Included are photographs and schematics of buses, streetcars, and trolleys used by ATS, as well as images of ATS staff. Of special note are photographs of Governor Lester Maddox (1915-2003) with William P. Maynard, president of ATS, signing a sales tax relief bill, which removed sales taxes on passenger fares. Also included is an image of Governor Maddox signing a proclamation...
Dates: 1923-1975, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Henry L. Taylor visual arts materials of Atlanta Transit System, Inc. | Note: this collection is out for digitization and currently unavailable.

Mule to MARTA Volume II photographs | Note: this collection is out for digitization and currently unavailable.

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS437
Scope and Contents This collection contains photographs of early 20th century Atlanta vehicles detailed in Volume II of Jean Martin’s Mule to MARTA book series. The collection includes images of trackless trolleys, coach cars, buses, work cars and cranes, and a light rail vehicle. Many of the photographs show these vehicles in use on downtown Atlanta streets. Other images include a revised city plan from the 1924 Beeler Report, a motorman, and a former trolley that was...
Dates: 1902-1976, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Mule to MARTA Volume II photographs | Note: this collection is out for digitization and currently unavailable.