| Title | Date Created | Description | Subject | Collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shotgun House, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | A view of a shotgun house. Text from slide presentation: scholars note that the form is similar to house types that can be traced from Africa, through the West Indies to New Orleans, and from there throughout the south. | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African Americans--Housing, African American neighborhoods | General Photographs Collection |
| Shotgun House, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | An angled view of a shotgun house. Text from slide presentation: One of the most prominent features of a shotgun house, and almost any historic southern house, is the porch. | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African Americans--Housing, African American neighborhoods | General Photographs Collection |
| Homes in Reynoldstown, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | A view of homes located in Reynoldstown. Text from slide presentation: . . . and toward Fair Street (now Memorial Drive) toward the south. | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African Americans--Housing, African American neighborhoods | General Photographs Collection |
| A Man Repaints a Home, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | A man repaints a home in Reynoldstown. Text from slide presentation: But today, neighborhood residents are working to revitalize their community. | African American neighborhoods, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, Community development | General Photographs Collection |
| Commercial Buildings, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | Commercial buildings in Reynoldstown. Text from slide presentation: . . . and commercial buildings. | African American neighborhoods, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American business enterprises | General Photographs Collection |
| Homes in Reynoldstown, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | A view of homes located in Reynoldstown. Text from slide presentation: During the first decades of the twentieth century, Reynoldstown grew toward Moreland Avenue on the east ... | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African Americans--Housing, African American neighborhoods | General Photographs Collection |
| Building in Reynoldstown, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | A building located in Reynoldstown. Text from slide presentation: In the 1950s, with the decline of the railroads, Reynoldstown began to decline. | African American neighborhoods, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, Buildings and grounds | General Photographs Collection |
| Train Depot, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | View of the Atlanta and West Point train depot. Text from slide presentation: . . . a train depot � | Railroads, African American neighborhoods, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta | General Photographs Collection |
| Homes in Reynoldstown, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | View of homes in Reynoldstown. Text from slide presentation: Now, more than ever, it is important that we remember how Reynoldstown came to be | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African Americans--Housing, African American neighborhoods | General Photographs Collection |
| Homes in Reynoldstown, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | View of homes in Reynoldstown. Text from slide presentation: It is a place where formerly enslaved people settled in order to make new lives for themselves and their families. | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African Americans--Housing, African American neighborhoods | General Photographs Collection |
| Street in Reynoldstown, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | View of a street in Reynoldstown. Text from slide presentation: And part of that revitalization effort includes a renewed interest in the history of Reynoldstown. | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African Americans--Housing, African American neighborhoods | General Photographs Collection |
| Homes in Reynoldstown, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | View of homes in Reynoldstown. Text from slide presentation: They succeeded �they built a community that has survived over one hundred years. | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African Americans--Housing, African American neighborhoods | General Photographs Collection |
| Plat of Campus Property, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | A plat showing the lots to be subdivided and sold. Text from slide presentation: Because administrators wanted to build a community that extended beyond the university itself, they organized special committees to build local streets, advertise land lots for sale and encourage development. This plat shows the first lots to be subdivided. | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods, African American universities and colleges | General Photographs Collection |
| Map of South Atlanta, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | A map of south Atlanta. Text from slide presentation: A community that reveals another aspect of Atlanta's Black history is South Atlanta, located in the southeastern section of the city. | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods, Railroads | General Photographs Collection |
| Carver High School, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | A view of Carver High School. Text from slide presentation: Its red brick and white stone tower still dominates the neighborhood. | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods, African Americans--Education | General Photographs Collection |
| Historic Home, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | View of homes built around Clark University. Text from slide presentation: The people who lived here were faculty members and administrators, teachers, | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods, African American universities and colleges | General Photographs Collection |
| Historic Home, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | View of one of the homes built around Clark University. Text from slide presentation: . . . many of the homes that were built along the streets directly east of Clark campus still stand. | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods, African American universities and colleges | General Photographs Collection |
| Gymnasium, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | The old gymnasium built for Clark University. Text from slide presentation: The other building remaining from the campus is the old gymnasium. | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods, African Americans--Education | General Photographs Collection |
| Stores on Jonesboro Road, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | A storefront on Jonesboro road. Text from slide presentation: . . . and shopped in the stores on Jonesboro Road ... | African American neighborhoods, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American business enterprises | General Photographs Collection |
| Historic Home, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | View of homes built around Clark University. Text from slide presentation: craftsmen, store owners, seamstresses, milliners, and housekeepers. | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods, African American universities and colleges | General Photographs Collection |
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.
