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Aerial photography -- Georgia -- Atlanta

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Atlanta Prison Riots photographs

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS494
Scope and Contents

This collection contains images documenting the Atlanta Prison Riots. Photographs include Federal Bureau of Investigation agents surveilling the penitentiary, as well as aerial views of prisoners. Also included are images of damage to the facility following the riots.

Dates: 1987 November 13-23
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Atlanta Prison Riots photographs

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
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Marion Johnson photographs