Cotton States Exposition (1895 : Atlanta, Ga.)
Organization
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Cotton States and International Exposition collection
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1022
Scope and Content
This collection is comprised primarily of materials created in preparation of and during the Cotton States and International Exposition of 1895. The bulk of the collection is programs and publications that detail daily events and highlight exposition participants. Of particular interest is a series of souvenirs collected by individuals that attended the exposition as well as postcards and a pass issued for an employee of the Atlanta Journal with his...
Dates:
1895-1896, undated
Fred L. Howe Cotton States and International Exposition Photographs
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS145
Scope and Contents of the Records
This collection contains photographs taken by Fred L. Howe at the Cotton States and International Exposition. Photographs in the collection contain images of buildings and grounds, and exhibitions featuring advances in transportation, electricity, forestry, agriculture, and art. Other photographs of exhibitions feature Confederate history, African American and Native American culture and history, and the Liberty Bell on loan from the city of Philadelphia. The collection also illustrates...
Dates:
1895
Lucille K. Peters photographs
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS372
Scope and Content
This collection contains photographs of the Peters family and their residence at the intersection of Ponce de Leon and Piedmont Avenues, as well as houses in their immediate area, including the Samuel M. Inman (1843-1915) home. Also included are photographs of the Peters family farm in Gordon County, Georgia, views of downtown Atlanta and Piedmont Park, and scenes from the 1895 Cotton States and International Exposition in Atlanta, Georgia.
Dates:
Approximately 1880-1895
Susie Flynn Hughs photographs
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS306
Scope and Content
This collection contains images of buildings constructed for the Cotton States International Exposition in Piedmont Park approximately 10 years after the fair. Other images include photographs of downtown Atlanta and two family members.
Dates:
approximately 1905
Walter T. Downing letter and travel article
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS689f
Scope and Content
This collection contains two textual items related to the design of the Fine Arts Building for the Cotton States and International Exposition of 1895. The first is a two-page letter from Horace Bradley, head of the Fine Arts Department at the 1895 Cotton States Exposition, to Walter T. Downing praising his design work on the Fine Arts Building. The second item is a page from a montly society and travel newspaper, The Chicago 400, with a picture of the Fine...
Dates:
1895, undated
Filtered By
Additional filters:
- Subject
- Amusement parks -- Georgia -- Atlanta 2
- Parades & processions -- 1890-1900 2
- Parks -- Georgia -- Atlanta 2
- Streets -- Georgia -- Atlanta 2
- Advertising cards -- Georgia 1
- African Americans -- Georgia -- Atlanta -- 1890-1900 1
- Agriculture 1
- Architecture -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- Architecture -- Georgia -- Atlanta -- Pictorial works 1
- Atlanta (Ga.) 1
- Atlanta (Ga.) -- Commerce 1
- Atlanta (Ga.) -- Race relations 1
- Boats -- Georgia 1
- Bridges -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- Broad Street (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
- Brunswick (Ga.) 1
- Cable cars (Streetcars) -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) 1
- Clothing & dress -- 1880-1890 1
- Farms -- Georgia 1
- Five Points (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
- Football -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- Gordon County (Ga.) 1
- Historic buildings -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- Horse-drawn vehicles -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- Houses -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- Lake Piedmont (Ga.) 1
- Lakes -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- Peachtree Street (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
- Piedmont Avenue (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
- Ponce de Leon Avenue (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
- Postcards -- Georgia 1
- Racism -- Georgia -- Atlanta -- 1890-1900 1
- Railroads -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- Wagons 1
- West End (Atlanta, Ga.) 1 + ∧ less
∨ more