| Title | Date Created | Description | Subject | Collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Street in South Atlanta, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | Homes in south Atlanta. Text from slide presentation: They succeeded in creating such a place. | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods, African Americans--Housing | General Photographs Collection |
| Street in Mozley Park, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | A street in Mozley Park. Text from slide presentation: Most of the original homeowners in Mozley Park were working class. City directories indicate that common occupations of neighborhood residents were carpenter, laundress, clerk, and blacksmith. | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods, African Americans--Housing | General Photographs Collection |
| Mozley Park Home, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | A home in Mozley Park. Text from slide presentation: In the older section the lots are small and have no driveways. During this period cars may not have been necessities because the area was served by trolley along Gordon Road. | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods, African Americans--Housing | General Photographs Collection |
| Mozley Park Homes, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | Homes in Mozley Park. Text from slide presentation: As development moved eastward, signs of the growing popularity of cars became evident in the number of driveways to be found. | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods, African Americans--Housing | General Photographs Collection |
| Mozley Park Homes, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | Homes in Mozley Park. Text from slide presentation: The homes in Mozley Park reflect the time during which they were built. The majority are small Craftsman style bungalows -- the housing type most popular throughout the nation during the 1910s, 1920s and 1930s. | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods, African Americans--Housing | General Photographs Collection |
| Mozley Park Home, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | Craftsman style bungalow in Mozley Park devlopment. Text from slide presentation: A Craftsman bungalow has a low-pitched roof, wide, unenclosed, overhanging eaves | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods, African Americans--Housing | General Photographs Collection |
| Windows, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | A close up view of a craftsman bungalow's windows. Text from slide presentation: windows with several small panes of glass in the top sash, | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods, African Americans--Housing | General Photographs Collection |
| Mozley Park Home, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | A woman stands on her porch. Text from slide presentation: and wide porches | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods, African Americans--Housing | General Photographs Collection |
| Weatherspool Home, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | The home of Reverend W. W. Wetherspool and his family in Mozley Park. Text from slide presentation: The significance of Mozley Park as it relates to Atlanta's Black history is the crucial role it played in the housing controversies of the late 1940s and early 1950s. In 1949 Reverend W. W. Weatherspool and his family, who were Black, moved into this house. | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods, African Americans--Housing | General Photographs Collection |
| Mozley Park Home, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | A close up view of a porch. Text from slide presentation: supported by tapered or square columns. | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods, African Americans--Housing | General Photographs Collection |
| Mozley Park Home, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | A home in Mozley Park. Text from slide presentation: Again, the porch is a dominant feature. | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods, African Americans--Housing | General Photographs Collection |
| Historic Atlanta Home, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | A historic Atlanta home. Text from slide presentation: that a turbulent chapter of Atlanta's history was written here as Blacks sought new housing opportunities equal to their emerging middle-class status. | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods, African Americans--Housing | General Photographs Collection |
| Historic Atlanta Home, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | A historic Atlanta home. Text from slide presentation: Their individual stories tell us a lot about our city's history and therefore ourselves. | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods, African Americans--Housing | General Photographs Collection |
| Men Repair Home, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | Unidentified men repair the roof of a house. Text from slide presentation: As one drives along the quiet streets of Mozley Park, it is difficult to imagine | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods, Community development | General Photographs Collection |
| Historic Atlanta Home, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | A historic Atlanta home. Text from slide presentation: These are only three of Atlanta's African American neighborhoods. | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods, African Americans--Housing | General Photographs Collection |
| Historic Atlanta Home, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | A historic Atlanta home. Text from slide presentation: Every Atlanta neighborhood has a story to tell. | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods, African Americans--Housing | General Photographs Collection |
| Historic Atlanta Homes, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | A view of historic Atlanta homes. Text from slide presentation: One is to list your neighborhood on the National Register of Historic Places, the nation's honor roll of buildings and districts that are significant in local, state or national history. | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods, African Americans--Housing | General Photographs Collection |
| Historic Atlanta Home, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | A historic Atlanta home. Text from slide presentation: This designation process involves research into a neighborhood's history and documentation of its heritage. | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods, African Americans--Housing | General Photographs Collection |
| Historic Atlanta Home, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | A historic Atlanta home. Text from slide presentation: It is important that Atlanta's historic African-American neighborhoods be preserved so that the heritage they represent is preserved. | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods, African Americans--Housing | General Photographs Collection |
| Historic Atlanta Home, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | A historic Atlanta home. Text from slide presentation: Another, stronger way to protect them is through district designation under Atlanta's Historic Preservation Ordinance. | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods, African Americans--Housing | General Photographs Collection |
| Residential Street, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | A view of a residential street. Text from slide presentation: Designation of your neighborhood can help preserve both the history and heritage that echo across the years. | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods, African Americans--Housing | General Photographs Collection |
| Historic Atlanta Home, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | A historic Atlanta home. Text from slide presentation: There are many ways to help preserve your neighborhood. | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods, African Americans--Housing | General Photographs Collection |
| Map of Reynoldstown, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | A map of Reynoldstown. Text from slide presentation: Among Atlanta's oldest African-American neighborhoods is Reynoldstown. | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African Americans--Housing, African American neighborhoods | General Photographs Collection |
| Map of Three Black Neighborhoods, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | A map of three Black neighborhoods in Atlanta. Text from slide presentation: To illustrate this point, we are going to look at three Black neighborhoods-- Reynoldstown in the east, South Atlanta in the south, and Mozley Park in the west --to see what they can tell us about Atlanta's history. | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African Americans--Housing, African American neighborhoods | General Photographs Collection |
| Cabbagetown, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | Three homes in Cabbagetown. Text from slide presentation: Cabbagetown and | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African Americans--Housing, African American neighborhoods | General Photographs Collection |
| Shotgun Homes, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | A view of two shotgun homes. Text from slide presentation: . . . and shotgun houses like these along Wylie Street. The origin of the shotgun house is much debated, but some | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African Americans--Housing, African American neighborhoods | General Photographs Collection |
| Magnolia Lane, circa 1990 | 1985/1995 | View of a tree-lined avenue. Text from slide presentation:. . . is still there today. | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American universities and colleges, African Americans--Education | General Photographs Collection |
| Julian Bond at a Meeting, circa 1990 | 1985/1995 | Julian Bond stands before a group of women. | African American men, African American women | General Photographs Collection |
| Gregory Zuek, Lorene, and Byron Brown, 1974 | 1974 | View of Gregory Zuek, Lorene, and Byron Brown at a graduation party. Written on recto: Gregory Zuek, Lorene and Byron Brown | African Americans--Education, Portraits and people, Special events | General Photographs Collection |
| Lorene Byron Brown with Boll's Family, 1974 | 1974 | View of Lorene Byron Brown with Boll's family at a graduation party. Written on recto: Lorene Byron Brown with Boll's Family. | African Americans--Education, Portraits and people, Special events | General Photographs Collection |
| Mrs. And Dr. Krikelas, 1974 | 1974 | View of Mrs. and Dr. Krikelas at a graduation party. Written on recto: Mrs. And Dr. Krikelas | African Americans--Education, Portraits and people, Special events | General Photographs Collection |
| Dr. Krikelas, Dr. Boll, and Lorene Byron Brown, 1974 | 1974 | View of Dr. Krikelas, Dr. Boll, and Lorene Byron Brown at a graduation party. Written on recto: Dr. Krikelas, Dr. Boll, and Lorene Byron Brown | African Americans--Education, Portraits and people, Special events | General Photographs Collection |
| Dr. Kaplan, 1974 | 1974 | View of Dr. Kaplan at a graduation party. Written on recto: Dr. Kaplan | African Americans--Education, Portraits and people, Special events | General Photographs Collection |
| Gregory Zuck, 1974 | 1974 | View of Gregory Zuck at a graduation party. Written on recto: Gregory Zuck | African Americans--Education, Portraits and people, Special events | General Photographs Collection |
| velma Clark and Dr. Boll's Mother, 1974 | 1974 | View of Velma Clark and Dr. Boll's mother at a graduation party. Written on recto: Velma Clark (in white skirt) and Dr Boll's Mother (seated). | African Americans--Education, Portraits and people, Special events | General Photographs Collection |
| Dr. Bunge, 1974 | 1974 | View of Dr. Bunge at a graduation party. Written on recto: Dr. Bunge | African Americans--Education, Portraits and people, Special events | General Photographs Collection |
| Carolyn Dejoie and Steven James, November 1973 | 1973-11 | View of Carolyn Dejoie and Steven James in the faculty lounge. Written on recto: Ms. Carolyn Dejoie and Dr. Steven James in faculty lounge. | African Americans--Education, Portraits and people, Faculty and staff | General Photographs Collection |
| Lorene Byron Brownat the Wisconsin Union, August 1971 | 1971-08 | View of Lorene Byron Brown at the Wisconsin Union. Written on recto: Lorene Byron Brown at the Wisconsin Union. | African Americans--Education, Portraits and people, Faculty and staff | General Photographs Collection |
| Lorene Byron Brownat the Wisconsin Union, August 1971 | 1971-08 | View of Lorene Byron Brown at the Wisconsin Union. Written on recto: Lorene Byron Brown at the Wisconsin Union. | African Americans--Education, Portraits and people, Faculty and staff | General Photographs Collection |
| Commencement Ceremony, May 1968 | 1968-05 | A crowd gathers outside for a commencement ceremony. | African Americans--Education, Commencement ceremonies, Campus life, African American universities and colleges | General Photographs Collection |
| Commencement Ceremony, May 1968 | 1968-05 | A crowd gathers outside for a commencement ceremony. | African Americans--Education, Commencement ceremonies, Campus life, African American universities and colleges | General Photographs Collection |
| Commencement Ceremony, May 1968 | 1968-05 | A crowd gathers outside for a commencement ceremony. | African Americans--Education, Commencement ceremonies, Campus life, African American universities and colleges | General Photographs Collection |
| Commencement Ceremony, May 1968 | 1968-05 | A crowd gathers outside for a commencement ceremony. | African Americans--Education, Commencement ceremonies, Campus life, African American universities and colleges | General Photographs Collection |
| Commencement Ceremony, May 1968 | 1968-05 | A crowd gathers outside for a commencement ceremony. | African Americans--Education, Commencement ceremonies, Campus life, African American universities and colleges | General Photographs Collection |
| Commencement Ceremony, May 1968 | 1968-05 | A crowd gathers outside for a commencement ceremony. | African Americans--Education, Commencement ceremonies, Campus life, African American universities and colleges | General Photographs Collection |
| James Haskins, circa 1970 | 1965/1975 | View of James Haskins. | Portraits and people, African American men, African American authors | General Photographs Collection |
| Lorene Byron Brown and Dr. Boll, circa 1970 | 1965/1975 | View of Lorene Byron Brown and Dr. Boll. | African Americans--Education, Portraits and people, Faculty and staff | General Photographs Collection |
| Hallie and other SLIS Students, circa 1970 | 1965/1975 | View of Hallie and other SLIS students at Evelyn Curry's apartment. Written on recto: Hallie and Other SLIS Students at Evelyn Curry's apt. | African Americans--Education, Portraits and people, College students | General Photographs Collection |
| UW Master's Students, circa 1970 | 1965/1975 | UW master's students. | African Americans--Education, Portraits and people, College students | General Photographs Collection |
| Evelyn Curry, Lorene Byron Brown, and Students, circa 1970 | 1965/1975 | Evelyn Curry, Lorene Byron Brown, and other UW Master's students. Written on recto: Evelyn Curry and Lorene Byron Brown and other UW Master's students. | African Americans--Education, Portraits and people, College students | 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.
