The General Photograph collection, includes photographs documenting the African American experience. This collection is organized into two series: individuals and subjects, and consists of photographs of notable figures including, W.E.B. DuBois and his family, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during his time as a student at the AUC and more. The collection also includes images of various Atlanta Neighborhood homes and sites. At the AUC Robert W. Woodruff Library we are always striving to improve our digital collections. We welcome additional information about people, places, or events depicted in any of the works in this collection. To submit information, please contact us at DSD@auctr.edu.
May 29, 2020

General Photographs Collection

The General Photograph collection, includes photographs documenting the African American experience. This collection is organized into two series: individuals and subjects, and consists of photographs of notable figures including, W.E.B. DuBois and his family, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during his time as a student at the AUC and more. The collection also includes images of various Atlanta Neighborhood homes and sites.

At the AUC Robert W. Woodruff Library we are always striving to improve our digital collections. We welcome additional information about people, places, or events depicted in any of the works in this collection. To submit information, please contact us at DSD@auctr.edu.
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Homes located in one of Atlanta's historically African-American neighborhoods. Text from slide presentation: . . . we protect and preserve those neighborhoods in order to protect and preserve the heritage they represent.
General Photographs Collection
Historic Building, circa 1991
Date Created
1986/1996
Description
Homes located in one of Atlanta's historically African-American neighborhoods. Text from slide presentation: . . . we protect and preserve those neighborhoods in order to protect and preserve the heritage they represent.
Subject
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African Americans--Housing, African American neighborhoods
Collection
General Photographs Collection
Homes located in Pittsburgh. Text from slide presentation: Pittsburgh -- are only a few of our historic neighborhoods.
General Photographs Collection
Pittsburgh, circa 1991
Date Created
1986/1996
Description
Homes located in Pittsburgh. Text from slide presentation: Pittsburgh -- are only a few of our historic neighborhoods.
Subject
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African Americans--Housing, African American neighborhoods
Collection
General Photographs Collection
Homes located in one of Atlanta's historically African-American neighborhoods. Text from slide presentation: . . . and we want you to consider preserving your neighborhood so that its story is not lost.
General Photographs Collection
Historic Building, circa 1991
Date Created
1986/1996
Description
Homes located in one of Atlanta's historically African-American neighborhoods. Text from slide presentation: . . . and we want you to consider preserving your neighborhood so that its story is not lost.
Subject
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African Americans--Housing, African American neighborhoods
Collection
General Photographs Collection
Homes located in one of Atlanta's historically African-American neighborhoods. Text from slide presentation: In many ways, buildings represent a time capsule of our past.
General Photographs Collection
Historic Building, circa 1991
Date Created
1986/1996
Description
Homes located in one of Atlanta's historically African-American neighborhoods. Text from slide presentation: In many ways, buildings represent a time capsule of our past.
Subject
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African Americans--Housing, African American neighborhoods
Collection
General Photographs Collection
Homes located in one of Atlanta's historically African-American neighborhoods. Text from slide presentation: Historic buildings and their relationships to one another can tell us about our history -- the history of Atlanta �. . .
General Photographs Collection
Historic Building, circa 1991
Date Created
1986/1996
Description
Homes located in one of Atlanta's historically African-American neighborhoods. Text from slide presentation: Historic buildings and their relationships to one another can tell us about our history -- the history of Atlanta �. . .
Subject
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African Americans--Housing, African American neighborhoods
Collection
General Photographs Collection
A view of a street in Reynoldstown. Text from slide presentation: The neighborhood of Reynoldstown in the late 19th century was made up of small homes and commercial buildings clustered around the railroad.
General Photographs Collection
A Street in Reynoldstown, circa 1991
Date Created
1986/1996
Description
A view of a street in Reynoldstown. Text from slide presentation: The neighborhood of Reynoldstown in the late 19th century was made up of small homes and commercial buildings clustered around the railroad.
Subject
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African Americans--Housing, African American neighborhoods
Collection
General Photographs Collection
View of a victorian cottage. Text from slide presentation: Housing types that are most often associated with the working class during this period are small Victorian cottages ...
General Photographs Collection
Victorian Cottage, circa 1991
Date Created
1986/1996
Description
View of a victorian cottage. Text from slide presentation: Housing types that are most often associated with the working class during this period are small Victorian cottages ...
Subject
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African Americans--Housing, African American neighborhoods
Collection
General Photographs Collection
A church located in Reynoldstown. Text from slide presentation: By the early twentieth century, Reynoldstown had grown into a community with churches, �
General Photographs Collection
Church in Reynoldstown, circa 1991
Date Created
1986/1996
Description
A church located in Reynoldstown. Text from slide presentation: By the early twentieth century, Reynoldstown had grown into a community with churches, �
Subject
Church buildings, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods
Collection
General Photographs Collection
A view of a shotgun house. Text from slide presentation: Shotgun houses are narrow, front-gabled dwellings one room wide and two to three rooms deep. They get their name because it was said you can stand on the front porch of a shotgun house and shoot clear through the back door without hitting anything.
General Photographs Collection
Shotgun House, circa 1991
Date Created
1986/1996
Description
A view of a shotgun house. Text from slide presentation: Shotgun houses are narrow, front-gabled dwellings one room wide and two to three rooms deep. They get their name because it was said you can stand on the front porch of a shotgun house and shoot clear through the back door without hitting anything.
Subject
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African Americans--Housing, African American neighborhoods
Collection
General Photographs Collection
A view of two shotgun homes. Text from slide presentation: Porches provided places to sit and enjoy whatever cooling breezes may have been stirring and were also places to visit neighbors. Both of these roles are still important to day.
General Photographs Collection
Shotgun Homes, circa 1991
Date Created
1986/1996
Description
A view of two shotgun homes. Text from slide presentation: Porches provided places to sit and enjoy whatever cooling breezes may have been stirring and were also places to visit neighbors. Both of these roles are still important to day.
Subject
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African Americans--Housing, African American neighborhoods
Collection
General Photographs Collection