Baseball -- Georgia -- Atlanta
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Louie Favorite photographs | Note: this collection is out for digitization and currently unavailable.
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS479
Scope and Contents
This collection contains images that Louie Favorite took during his time as a photojournalist for the Atlanta-Journal Constitution. The bulk of the collection contains negatives, with the addition of slides and photographic prints from the late 1970s to the early 2000s. Approximately half of the images include sporting events for the Atlanta Braves, Atlanta Falcons, and the Atlanta Hawks and athletes such as Atlanta Braves player Hank...
Dates:
1977-2001, 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
Stephan Prothero sports publications collection
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS888
Scope and Content
This collection consists of sports programs (baseball, football, and basketball), media guides and newspapers, predominantly from the University of Georgia and Georgia Institute of Technology, but also including, among others, Louisiana State University, Georgia Southern University, the University of Tennessee, the Atlanta Falcons, and the Atlanta Braves.
Dates:
1926-1993