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Automobiles -- Georgia -- Atlanta

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:

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...
Dates: circa 1940
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Atlanta Housing Authority photographs

Atlanta Urban Design Commission visual arts materials

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS443
Scope and Contents This collection contains images, historic property surveys, and maps which depict Atlanta and its neighborhoods. AUDC generated these materials, gathered by trained volunteers and unidentified photographers, to document and study the neighborhoods and important structures to gauge their historic significance. Materials depict residences, commercial buildings, streetscapes, religious structures, schools, cemeteries, industrial sites, parks, and government buildings. Also included are city...
Dates: 1912-2005, undated (bulk 1973-1995)
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Atlanta Urban Design Commission visual arts materials

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.

Dates: 1893-1961, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Benning family photographs

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.

Dates: 1846-1921, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Bomar-Killian family photographs

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.

Dates: 1909-1910
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Frank North automobile papers

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.

Dates: approximately 1910-1954, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / General Motors Corporation photographs

Hanson Motor Company documents

 Collection
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.

Dates: 1917-1925, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Hanson Motor Company documents

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...
Dates: 1923-1975, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Henry L. Taylor visual arts materials of Atlanta Transit System, Inc.

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...
Dates: 1919- 1968, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Herbert H. Lee Photographs

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...
Dates: 1930s
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Paul Talbott Lakewood Speedway and Gone With the Wind Premiere Film

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.

Dates: 1925-1926, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Stutz Atlanta Motor Co. Inc. documents

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.

Dates: 1909-1910
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / White Star Automobiles documents

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.

Dates: 1919-1948, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / William S. Irvine photographs