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Marching bands -- Georgia -- Atlanta

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Atlanta Freedom Marching Bands documents

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1112
Scope and Content

This collection contains financial, outreach, and organizational papers that document the founding and early years of the Atlanta Freedom Marching Band. Records include meeting minutes, incorporation records, bylaws, correspondence, bank information, expense reports, tax records, membership announcements, newsletters, and advertisements.

Dates: 1993-1998, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Atlanta Freedom Marching Bands documents

J. Richardson Jones film Film

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS179
Scope and Contents of the Records The collection, in its original format, contains a series of sixty-five reels of primarily silent black and white nitrate film commissioned by Eugene M. White to promote the prosperous African-American communities in Atlanta during the 1930s. The footage documents a variety of activities including sporting events, homecoming, golf, motorcycle racing, occupational activities, and baseball. Included in the footage is the Atlanta Black Crackers baseball team playing a game at Ponce De Leon Park...
Dates: circa 1938
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / J. Richardson Jones film Film

James G. Nichols photographs of 1938 Atlanta Memorial Day parade

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS542
Scope and Contents

This collection contains photographs of the 1938 Memorial Day Parade from downtown Atlanta to Oakland Cemetery. The images include Georgia Institute of Technology band, Georgia Military Academy band, North Georgia Agriculture College band, Governor's Horse Guard, Ku Klux Klan, National Guard, "The Old Guard," possibly referring to the Old Guard of the Gate City Guard, Naval Unit of Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta Fire Department, and Confederate veterans memorial.

Dates: 1938 April 26
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / James G. Nichols photographs of 1938 Atlanta Memorial Day parade

Suzanne Anderson photographs | Note: this collection is out for digitization and currently unavailable.

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS405
Scope and Contents This collection contains images Suzanne Anderson took of Atlanta and metro Atlanta areas, prominent figures, and sporting events. Suzanne Anderson submitted most of the photos to Atlanta Magazine. The bulk of the images depict a two-year project in which Anderson photographed Atlanta Police Department crime scenes, patrol work, funerals, and outreach events. The collection also features photographs of major Atlanta and national figures, including Ralph David...
Dates: 1970-1999, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Suzanne Anderson photographs | Note: this collection is out for digitization and currently unavailable.