Cityscapes -- 1950-1960
Subject
Subject Source: TGM II, Genre and physical characteristic terms
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Charles Longstreet Weltner visual arts materials
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS360
Scope and Contents
This collection contains photographs and films pertaining to the personal and political life of Charles Longstreet Weltner. The bulk of the material included are photographs from Charles Weltner's campaigns for Congress and Mayor of Atlanta, promotional photographs of Weltner in office at Capitol Hill, and events he attended primarily while serving in congress. The collection also captures Weltner with prominent figures of federal and state governments such as Ivan Earnest Allen Jr....
Dates:
1888-1992, undated
Joseph C. Fisch Photographs
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS172
Scope and Contents of the Records
The collection contains photographs of Atlanta, Georgia, including federal and state buildings, retail stores and businesses, streets, expressways, churches, hospitals, colleges and residences. Included are photographs of the Georgia State Capitol, Atlanta City Hall, Federal Penitentiary, Atlanta Naval Air Station, Carnegie Library, Atlanta Municipal Auditorium, The Journal Building, Terminal and Union Stations, Cathedral of St. Philip, Christ the King Cathedral, Glenn Memorial Church, Emory...
Dates:
1954, 1963
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