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The collection includes photographs of members of the Maxey family of Georgia, including Charles Lincoln Maxey, Sr., of Madison and Tina Beatrice Johnson, his wife, of Covington. The collection contains images documenting African-American school groups at varying levels from one-room schoolhouses for elementary level children to college students.
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The Atlanta Lung Association was among the first organizations in Atlanta to offer treatment of tuberculosis to those unable to obtain sanatorium care in 1907. The majority of this collection consists of photographs of doctors, nurses, and volunteers of the organization when it was known as the Atlanta Anti-Tuberculosis Association.
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This collection contains images of substandard housing areas to be cleared for the Capitol, Hope, Grady and Herndon Housing Projects. The collection features street scenes in poverty stricken areas of the city and include images of African American men, women, and children. The images in this collection were created to document living conditions in these areas prior to their demolition.
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The Bedford-Pine neighborhood is a neighborhood in area in Atlanta, Georgia. This collection includes images of the Bedford-Pine district in the early 1970’s. The images show children and adults outside their homes, dilapidated and condemned housing in the area, a few neighborhood storefronts, refuse, and scenes of the Atlanta skyline.
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The Bill Wilson collection is comprised of original negatives, copy prints, and copy negatives created by Bill Wilson and other photographers, whose works Wilson collected. The collection documents personalities, political and sporting events, and geographic locations in Atlanta and throughout Georgia.
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Boyd Henry Lewis, Jr. is a photographer, teacher, and former journalist who worked with black-owned newspapers in Atlanta. This collection consists of images taken by Lewis while working at the Atlanta Voice and the Atlanta Inquirer depicting the rise of the African American political class, journalists, social activists, clergy, students, and Atlanta neighborhoods.
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The Floyd Jillson photographs are comprised of images Jillson took as a staff photographer for the Atlanta Constitution and Journal Magazine, primarily during the 1960’s and 1970’s. The collection documents the Atlanta Metropolitan area and the State of Georgia, including building structures, sports, Atlanta citizens, and important events.
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This collection contains images of downtown Atlanta, including aerial views, government buildings, private residences, parks, street scenes, railroads, train depots, the Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey Circus in Atlanta, the Atlanta fire of 1917, and parades honoring the military during World War II. Some photographs depict poverty and sub-standard housing in Atlanta.
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Joe McTyre worked as a photojournalist at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The collection is comprised of images taken by Joe McTyre and other Atlanta photojournalists including images of prominent individuals, the physical environment of Atlanta and rural Georgia, state politics, and other news events.
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The Kenneth Rogers photograph collection is comprised of images Rogers took for the Atlanta Constitution and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution from 1930 to 1972. The collection documents a variety of personalities, events, and geographic locations in Atlanta and throughout Georgia, primarily between 1930 to1970.
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Lester Maddox was a businessman who ran unsuccessfully for mayor of Atlanta in 1957 and 1961, and later served as governor of the state of Georgia from 1967 to 1971, and then Lieutenant Governor of Georgia from 1972 to 1974. The majority of the collection is comprised of images of Lester Maddox during his tenure as governor and as lieutenant governor of Georgia. Also included are campaign events and images of Maddox's restaurant, the Pickrick.
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Southline Press, Inc. was an Atlanta weekly published from 1985-1988. The collection includes images of political and civic leaders, entertainers, businesses, Atlanta landmarks, and demonstrations related to civil rights and abortion rights.
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The Voices Across the Color Line Oral History Collection documents the Civil Rights Movement and activities in Atlanta, Ga. The collection includes interviews discussing the demonstrations calling for the desegregation of restaurants, public schools, libraries and other public facilities in Atlanta.
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William Stanford, Sr. was employed by the security department of Rich’s department store, in Atlanta, Georgia. This collection is comprised of images of young African Americans protesting racial segregation policies of Rich’s Department Store in Atlanta, Georgia.
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The Atlanta Negro Chamber of Commerce film collection contains footage of the African American community in Atlanta, Georgia during the 1930s. The footage captures activities such as athletic events, social activities, business operations, and significant community landmarks.
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