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School children -- Georgia -- Atlanta

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Allen Jones photographs

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS451
Scope and Contents

The collection is comprised of photographs of Allen Oscar Jones, including photos of his childhood, trips to Europe and Texas, Jones with friends and family, as well as class portraits. Locations depicted in the photographs include Lakewood Park, Moreland Elementary School, Little Five Points, Houston and Galveston, Texas, and unspecified locations in Europe. The bulk of the collection is from Jones’ childhood in Atlanta in the 1940s and 1950s.

Dates: approximately 1940-1980

Daniel O. Dougherty, Jr.'s photographs of Atlanta public schools

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS300
Scope and Content

This collection contains images of class photographs from early Atlanta schools, including Calhoun Street School; Calhoun School; Hunter's School for Boys; and Ivy Street School.

Dates: approximately 1881-1904, undated

Druid Hills Elementary Photograph Collection

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS133
Scope and Contents of the Records

The photographs in this collection depict activities in Druid Hills Elementary School. The young children from Miss Comfort’s class at Druid Hills Elementary are shown learning in the classroom and outdoors, eating lunch in the cafeteria, and taking naps on the classroom floor. The photographs were taken by a photographer from Reeves Studios in Atlanta, Georgia.

Dates: 1935–1936

Frances Scarratt McDaniel photographs

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS356
Scope and Content This collection contains images of the Scarratt family, including Charles F. Scarratt, Jr., John Balsios Scarratt, and Edith H. Scarratt, along with photographs of their family businesses. Included are images of employees of the Scarratt Garage; men viewing boats at the Scarratt Boat Company; and images of the family's garage truck. Of special note are images of family members in class photographs at Ivy Street School, North Avenue Presbyterian School, and Highland Elementary School in...
Dates: approximately 1890-1960, undated

Lee Street School photo album

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS438
Scope and Contents This collection contains a bound photo album of photographs of Lee Street School students, school activities, and stylized class portraits. Some of the Lee Street School activities included 1927 National Book Week, nativity scenes, cultural dress and dances, historical recreations, a tree planting, a Thanksgiving offering, a medieval fair, and a kindergarten birthday party. Rusha Wesley and faculty completed the album in May 1946. Of special note are group portraits of students labeled...
Dates: 1926-1946

Photographs of substandard housing

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS284
Scope and Content

This collection contains images of substandard housing and living conditions in the southwestern areas of Atlanta, Georgia, including Stewart Avenue (later named Metropolitan Parkway); Battle Hill neighborhood (later named Westview neighborhood); Vine City neighborhood; and Philadelphia Avenue. The slides feature images of residential homes, children playing, and physically deteriorating landscapes heavily populated with trash and other discarded materials.

Dates: approximately 1950-1968, undated

Plaster and Smith families photographs

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS440
Scope and Contents This collection contains photographs of members of the Plaster and Smith families. Photographs show Plaster family members gathered for family reunions, Emma Plaster (1905-1987) at school with her classmates, and a group portrait of young women, including Tullie Smith (1886-1967), titled “The Four Smith Sisters.” Additional photographs include unidentified men, some wearing Confederate uniforms, unidentified Girl Scouts, and an unidentified residence. Of special note are photographs of the...
Dates: 1835-1950, undated