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Atlanta Housing Authority photographs
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS96
Scope and Contents of the Records
This collection contains images of substandard housing areas to be cleared for the Capitol, Hope, Grady and Herndon Housing Projects. It also contains images of the Aux Coal Storage Bins and a civil defense unit based at Techwood Homes. The images in this collection were created to document living conditions in these areas prior to their demolition. A key to the photographs’ geographical locations is also stored with this collection. The key includes the project names, their geographical...
Benning family photographs
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS343
Scope and Content
This collection contains images of the Benning family and the construction of the English-American (Flatiron) Building in Atlanta, Georgia.
Bomar-Killian family photographs
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS287
Scope and Content
This collection contains images of members of the Bomar and Killian family and their close friends. It also contains images of Atlanta street scenes from the early 19th and mid 20th centuries.
Charles Bickerstaff and Joel Hurt Photographs
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS134
Scope and Contents of the Records
This collection contains photographs of banks, businesses, theaters, clubs, hotels, and grocery stores in downtown Atlanta, including two structures, the Atlanta Theater and the Equitable Building that were built by engineer and developer Joel Hurt. The collection also contains photographs of the Candler Building, the Century Building, the Empire Building, the English-American Building, and the Piedmont Hotel. Among the images are photographs taken by Tracy Mathewson, Edwards and Sons, and...
Frank North automobile papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS506f
Scope and Content
This collection contains receipts for purchase of a Model 38 Toy Tonneau automobile from the Overland Southern Motor Company in Atlanta, Georgia. It also contains automobile licenses from the city of Atlanta.
General Motors Corporation photographs
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS377
Scope and Content
This collection contains promotional photographs of automobiles produced by the General Motors Corporation between 1910 and 1960, including various models of Chevrolets, Oldsmobiles, and Pontiacs. Also featured is a photograph of a Chevrolet assembly plant in Atlanta, Georgia, and employees working on automobile bodies at the Fisher Body Division in Detroit, Michigan.
Hanson Motor Company documents
File
Collection number: ahc.MSS928f
Scope and Content
This collection contains items collected by the Boyce Motor Meter company. It contains two Hanson logo draft drawings as well as a self published book about Hanson Automobiles that consists of an introduction to the company and copies of newspaper clippings, photographs, trade magazine articles, and advertisements.
Henry L. Taylor visual arts materials of Atlanta Transit System, Inc.
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS382
Scope and Contents
This collection contains photographs and blueprints from the Atlanta Transit System, Inc. (ATS) in Atlanta, Georgia. Included are photographs and schematics of buses, streetcars, and trolleys used by ATS, as well as images of ATS staff. Of special note are photographs of Governor Lester Maddox (1915-2003) with William P. Maynard, president of ATS, signing a sales tax relief bill, which removed sales taxes on passenger fares. Also included is an image of Governor Maddox signing a proclamation...
Herbert H. Lee Photographs
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS130
Scope and Contents of the Records
Included in this collection are slides and photographs of geographic locations, events, and transportation in Atlanta and the state of Georgia. The collection contains images of downtown Atlanta, including aerial views, government buildings, private residences, parks, street scenes, railroads, as well as photographs depicting poverty and sub-standard housing. The photographs of Herbert H. Lee are an excellent resource for those interested in the subject of urban renewal, and the post-World War...
Morton Brailsford Paine photographs
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS341
Scope and Content
This collection contains photographs of scenes in Atlanta, Georgia, as well as Augusta, Georgia. Included are photographs of the American Bank Building; Piedmont Hotel; and the English-American Building (known as the Flatiron Building) in Atlanta. Other images include photographs of automobiles, bicycles, architecture, hotels, and bridges.
Paul Talbott Lakewood Speedway and Gone With the Wind Premiere Film
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS191
Scope and Content
The collection, in its original format, is a single reel of 8mm black and white acetate film. The film captures three separate events in the Atlanta area: Lucky Teter performing automobile stunts at Lakewood Speedway; landings and takeoffs at Candler Field; and a portion of the Gone With the Wind premiere celebrations. The first four and a half minutes of the film documents a portion of the Lucky Teter performance at Lakewood Speedway. This segment captures...
Stutz Atlanta Motor Co. Inc. documents
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS759f
Scope and Content
This collection contains correspondence and memos from the Stutz Atlanta Motor Company from 1925-1926, as well as Atlanta Automobile Association bulletins and booklets.
W. Millege White's photographs of Southern Bell Telephone Company
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS345
Scope and Content
This collection contains White's photographs of the construction of the Southern Bell Telephone Company building, also known as the Ivy-Walnut Exchange building. Photographs include interior and exterior images documenting the stages of development of the second portion of the building at 27 Auburn Avenue. The building was designed by noted Atlanta architect P. Thornton Marye.
White Star Automobiles documents
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS501f
Scope and Content
This collection contains stock certificates, correspondence, and an illustrated brochure for White Star Automobiles.
William S. Irvine photographs
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS321
Scope and Content
This collection contains images of buildings, streets, and monuments in Atlanta, Georgia. Included are photographs of service stations, high schools, churches, residences, and Confederate monuments in addition to automobiles, street views, bomb proof sites, children, and family members of William S. Irvine.
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- Benning, A. H. (Augustus Harrison) 1
- Benning, Broughton Walton, 1897-1964 1
- Benning, Ella Van Nuise, 1856-1896 1
- Benning, Gertrude 1
- Benning, Henry, 1845-1898 1
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- Hanson Motor Company (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
- Hanson, George Washington 1
- Hartsfield, William Berry 1
- Haverty, Rawson (James Rawson), 1920-2007 1
- Highland Avenue Showgrounds (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
- Hosch and Sons Grocers (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
- Hurt, Joel 1
- Huston, Harriet Lawrence 1
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- J. K. Orr Shoe Company (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
- John R. Hope Homes (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
- Junior League of Atlanta 1
- Killian family 1
- Kingsley Alley (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
- Kingstone Alley (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
- Klaus and Cherry Meat Market (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
- L and R Drug Co. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
- Lakewood Fairgrounds (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
- Lakewood Speedway (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
- Lane Brothers Photo News Service (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
- Lee, Herbert H. 1
- Maddox, Lester, 1915-2003 1
- Maynard, W. P. (William P.), 1920-1997 1
- McPherson, James Birdseye 1
- Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority 1
- Mitchell, Isaac Green 1
- Norcross, N. I. 1
- North, Frank 1
- Oakland Cemetery (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
- Overland Southern Motor Company (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
- Paine, Morton Brailsford 1
- Peachtree Center (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
- Proctor, Betsy 1
- Proctor, Mary 1
- Prudential Building (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
- Saint Luke's Church (Atlanta, Ga. : Episcopal) 1
- Smith, Alexander W., 1923-2008 1
- Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company 1
- Stutz Atlanta Motor Co. Inc 1
- Stutz Motor Car Co 1
- Talbott, Paul 1
- Taylor, Henry L. 1
- Teter, Lucky (Earl) 1
- Trust Company of Georgia 1
- Vesta Electric Supply Company (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
- Walker, William Henry Talbot 1
- Warner Instrument Co. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
- White Star Automobile Company (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
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