Sports -- Georgia -- Atlanta
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium collection
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS854f
Scope and Content
This collection contains memorabilia from the Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. Included are tickets from the first regular season Atlanta Braves game played in the stadium in 1966 against the Pittsburgh Pirates, as well as the last regular season game from 1996 against the Montreal Expos. The collection also includes a magazine, the Atlanta Stadium Special Dedication Edition, published by the City of Atlanta and Fulton County Recreation Authority. The magazine...
Dates:
1966-1996
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
Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce visual arts materials
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS167
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of images of geographic locations in the Metropolitan Atlanta region, and several events, most probably used in promotional material published by the Chamber. The majority of the photographs are aerial views of the city, as well as Atlanta landmarks, and commercial and government buildings. The identity of the photographers who produced the images has not been determined. This collection also contains four films produced by the Chamber. They depict Atlanta's first...
Dates:
1922-1993, undated